Monday October 25, 5:58 pm Eastern Time

Company Press Release

Stars to Attend L.A. Premiere of Touchstone Pictures' "The Insider"

WHO:     Stars of the film, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher
         Plummer, Diane Venora, Debi Mazar, Gina Gershon, Philip Baker
         Hall, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Nestor Serrano, Clifford Curtis
         and Rip Torn; director Michael Mann; writer Eric Roth;
         composer Lisa Gerrard; real-life figures from the film Lowell
         Bergman, the Honorable Michael Moore, Richard Scruggs and
         Jeffrey Wigand.

         Other guests include Hank Azaria, James Coburn, Paul-Michael
         Glaser, John Goodman, Wayne Gretzky, Harry Hamlin, Janet
         Jones, Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Martin Landau, John
         Lithgow, Chris McDonald, Trina McGee-Davis, Julianna
         Marguiles, Freddie Prinze Jr., Wesley Snipes, Oliver Stone,
         Madeleine Stowe and Jon Voight.

WHAT:    Los Angeles premiere of Touchstone Pictures' "The Insider"
         directed by Michael Mann.

WHEN:    Thursday, Oct. 28
         5:30 p.m.   Broadcast/print/photographer arrivals
         6 p.m.      Arrivals
         7 p.m.      Screening

WHERE:   Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
         Samuel Goldwyn Theatre
         8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills

Coverage of the event will be broadcast via satellite at the following
times:

         8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT         10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. PT
         (C) Galaxy 6/Transponder 9     (C) Telstar 6/Transponder 8
         Downlink Frequency 3880        Downlink Frequency 3860

         Media must be credentialed for this event.
         Contacts: Barrie Best Petty/Broadcast, 818/560-3445
                   Jeff Hare/Print and Photographers, 818/560-7288

         "The Insider" opens nationwide on Friday, Nov. 5.

Touchstone Pictures, Burbank
Barrie Best Petty, 818/560-3445 (broadcast)
Jeff Hare, 818/560-7288 (print and photographers)