A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark 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.
Acting
Damon's 30-pound gain and unhinged voiceover narration.
Direction
Soderbergh's deadpan zooms and 70s sitcom aesthetic.
Writing
Internal monologues about polar bears and corn.
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Matt Damon
Mark Whitacre
Scott Bakula
Brian Shepard
Joel McHale
Robert Herndon
Melanie Lynskey
Ginger Whitacre
Tom Papa
Mick Andreas
Rick Overton
Terry Wilson
Thomas F. Wilson
Mark Cheviron
Clancy Brown
Aubrey Daniel
Tony Hale
James Epstein
Richard Steven Horvitz
Bob Zaiderman
Ann Cusack
Robin Mann
Allan Havey
FBI Supervisor Dean Paisley
Rusty Schwimmer
Liz Taylor
Lucas McHugh Carroll
Alexander Whitacre
Eddie Jemison
Kirk Schmidt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Mark Whitacre was released from prison and became COO of a biotech company—yes, really. The film's 'based on a tattle-tale' tagline was his actual FBI code name.
Soderbergh shot it like a 1970s corporate training video to match Whitacre's delusion of starring in his own movie; the saturated yellows aren't retro, they're psychological.
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