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''Nightcrawler'' is a 2014 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy in his directorial debut. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a former thief who starts shooting footage of accidents and crimes in Los Angeles, selling the content to local news channels as a stringer. It features Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and Bill Paxton. The film had its world premiere at the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toronto Film Festival Lineup )〕 It was released theatrically by Open Road Films on October 31, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightcrawlers.htm )〕 It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at 87th Academy Awards. ==Plot== Caught stealing from a Los Angeles construction site, Louis Bloom is confronted by a security guard for trespassing. He attacks the security guard, steals his watch and leaves with the stolen material. After negotiating a price for the material at a scrap yard, Bloom asks for a job, but the foreman says he does not hire thieves. Driving home, Bloom sees a car crash and pulls over. Stringers—freelance cameramen—arrive and shoot the crash. Inspired, Bloom steals a racing bicycle and trades it for a camcorder and a radio scanner. That night, Bloom shoots the aftermath of a carjacking. When he moves closer to get a better shot of the victim, he and a rival stringer are kicked off the crime scene. Bloom eavesdrops on his rival's phone conversation about selling his footage to a news station. Bloom goes to the same station to sell his footage. He meets the morning news director of a local TV station, Nina Romina; she purchases his footage and tells him the station is most interested in footage of violent incidents in affluent neighborhoods. Bloom hires an assistant, Rick, a young man desperate for money, and begins shooting incidents. To get better footage, Bloom tampers with crime scenes and in one case moves a body. As Bloom's work gains traction, he buys better equipment and a muscle car. Bloom takes Nina to dinner and threatens to end his business with her unless she has sex with him, knowing her job depends on his footage, especially since sweeps week is starting. The next day he turns down a business offer from Loder, who beats him to an important plane crash story later that night. Nina explodes in anger at Bloom, demanding he get better footage and keep his end of their bargain. Bloom sabotages his rival Loder's van, causing him to suffer a severe injury in a car crash, which Bloom arrives on scene to film. Bloom and Rick arrive before the police at the site of a home invasion in an affluent neighborhood. Bloom records footage of the gunmen leaving in their SUV and of the murder victims in the house. The news staff fret over the ethics of the footage but Nina is eager to break the story. In exchange, Bloom demands public credit and more money. The next day, the police visit Bloom and ask him questions about his whereabouts and his knowledge of the robbery. They ask for a copy of the footage and he gives them an edited tape, withholding footage identifying the gunmen. As night falls, he picks up Rick to stake out the gunmen. He explains his plan to follow the gunmen to a more affluent area, then call the police and film the resulting confrontation. Scared, Rick demands half the money Bloom stands to make, threatening to tell the police about Bloom's crimes. Bloom agrees, but demands Rick get out of the car to shoot a supporting angle. Fearing a confrontation between police and the suspects, Rick refuses to leave until Bloom threatens him with violence. When the gunmen stop at a restaurant, Bloom phones the police. They arrive and exchange gunfire. One suspect is killed while the other manages to escape in his SUV. The police give chase with Bloom and Rick tailing and recording. After the gunman's SUV crashes, Bloom urges Rick to film the gunman, claiming he is dead. The gunman, who was merely wounded, shoots Rick through the glass and tries to escape but is shot by police. As Rick lies dying, Bloom films him and tells him that he cannot work with someone he does not trust. Nina is awed by the shootout footage and expresses her devotion to Bloom. The news team discovers that the "home invasion" was actually a drug deal gone wrong; Nina omits this information to maximize the story's impact. The police try to confiscate the footage for evidence but Nina defends her right to withhold it. Interrogated by police detective Frontieri, Bloom fabricates a story about the men in the SUV following him; Frontieri suspects he is lying, but cannot prove it. Bloom hires a team of interns and new vans to expand his business. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nightcrawler (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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