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The Informant

On DVDThe InformantFebruary 23, 2010

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SYNOPSIS

What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri–industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi–national price–fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn't been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre’s ever–changing account frustrates the agents and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre’s rambling imagination.

CAST

Matt DamonMark Whitacre
Lucas McHugh CarrollAlexander Whitacre (as Lucas Carroll)
Eddie JemisonKirk Schmidt
Rusty SchwimmerLiz Taylor
Craig Ricci ShaynakDiscouraged Foreman
Tom PapaMick Andreas
Rick OvertonTerry Wilson
Melanie LynskeyGinger Whitacre
Thomas F. WilsonMark Cheviron (as Tom Wilson)
Scott BakulaFBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
Scott AdsitSid Hulse
Ann DowdFBI Special Agent Kate Medford
Allan HaveyFBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Howie JohnsonRusty Williams
Joel McHaleFBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Nick CraigKid at Pool #1
Cody PuckettKid at Pool #2
Andrew DalyMarty Allison
David CampbellBudweiser Client Representative
Carolyn R. FeltnerBudweiser Receptionist
Jean-Pierre GillainZurich Bank Security Officer
Elena EustacheZurich Bank Receptionist
Hans TesterPeter Dreyer
Ludger PistorReinhard Richter
Rome KandaHirokazu Ikeda
Yoshio BeKazutoshi Yamada
Raymond MaKanji Mimoto
Hervé DeschampsPhilippe Rollier
Pascal IfriAlain Crouy
Ann CusackRobin Mann
Dann SekiJoon Mo Suh
Jayden LundJames Mutchnik
Chic DanielFBI Agent at Raid
Joe ChrestVisiting Client
J.D. MatheinPhone Agent
William MarshFBI Special Agent Ken Temples
Tom SmothersDwayne Andreas
Clancy BrownAubrey Daniel
Bob ZanyJohn Dowd
Tony HaleJames Epstein
Richard Steven HorvitzBob Zaideman (as Richard Horvitz)
Tara BarrettReporter #1
Tim CainReporter #2
Ken FryeReporter #3
Huey FreemanReporter #4
Brian GallivanRon Henkoff
Daniel HagenScott Roberts
Patton OswaltEd Herbst
Samantha AlbertMary Spearing
Jimmy BroganDr. Derek Miller
Paul F. TompkinsFBI Special Agent Anthony D’Angelo
Adam PaulFBI Special Agent Michael Bassett
Wayne PéreSheldon Zenner
Scott EnglandLocal News Anchor
Joshua FunkFBI Special Agent Robert Grant
Candy ClarkMark Whitacre's Mother
Frank WelkerMark Whitacre's Father
Larry ClarkeWhitacre's Second Attorney
Dick SmothersJudge Harold Baker
Steve SeagrenCorrectional Officer
Gene FojtikLawyer
Joe HammerstoneAirport Restaurant Patron
Troy HayesNew Home Owner
Ted LeBlangCountry Club Dinner Guest
Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonoughSweater Girl
Jaxon StanfordBusinessman Walking Thru Airport
Roy Allen IIIOffice Manager (uncredited)
James GianoulakisAirport Traveler (uncredited)
Richard Hoffman Jr.Payroll (uncredited)
Don KressLawyer (uncredited)
BJ LangeAirline Passenger (uncredited)
Dan LathamCTA Passenger (uncredited)
Joseph MazurkFederal Plaza Lawyer (uncredited)
Cameron PotterBusinessman (uncredited)
Mallory ScottBusiness Traveler (uncredited)
Malik SimmonsRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Errol James SnyderGolfer (uncredited)
Erik A. WilliamsAirport Traveler (uncredited)

In Stores

February 23, 2010

In Theaters

September 18, 2009

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Writer

Scott Z. Burns
Screenplay

Kurt Eichenwald
Book

Rating

R