Movie: The Informant! (2009)
“Mark Whitacre has worked for lysine developing company ADM for many years and has even found his way into upper management. But nothing has prepared him for the job he is about to undertake – being a spy for the FBI. Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal price-fixing activities of his company, Whitacre gradually adopts the idea that he’s a true secret agent. But as his incessant lies keep piling up, his world begins crashing down around him. Written by The Massie Twins”
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Release Date: 18 September 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 108 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy , Crime , Drama , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated R for language.
Tagline: Based on a tattle-tale
Trivia: This story was the subject of the 9-15-2000 episode (#168) of This American Life entitled “The Fix is In.”
Goofs: Anachronisms: When they are playing golf in Hawaii. The close up of the golf Spike that is being worn is a Nike. Nike did not have a presence in the gold industry when the film was taking place. Their entrance into the golf world did not happen until around 1996.