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Original title: Salton Sea, The
Release Date
• USA: Apr 26, 2002
• UK: 21 Jun 2002
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 10, 2002
Budget $18,000,000
Official Website:
The Salton Sea Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and some sexuality.
Running Time
1 hour, 43 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Castle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions, Humble Journey Films
Studio Castle Rock Entertainment, Humble Journey Films
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• The Salton Sea (2002)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Drugs, Suspense, Revenge, Love, Murder, Gore, Police
Tagline: If You're Looking For The Truth, You've Come To The Wrong Place.
Plot: Caught up in the permanent nighttime of the habitual methamphetamine user, Danny Parker (Val Kilmer) and his friends close the curtains so they can't tell what time of day it is. But while his associates revel in their highs, Danny is haunted by his previous life as Tom Van Allen, a trumpet player who lost his wife (Chandra West) in the crossfire of a shoot out. In an effort to find his wife's killer, Tom became a police informant, adopting a heavily-tattooed disguise. When he discovers that a Mexican drug lord has put a hit out on him, Danny decides to pull one last score--unfortunately involving Pooh-Bear (Vincent D'Onofrio), a childlike kingpin with a penchant for torture and a yawning void where his nose once was. D.J. Caruso's debut is a beautifully photographed punk-noir set against the backdrop of a gang of speed freaks in contemporary L.A. Opening with a brief history of methamphetamine, THE SALTON SEA immediately establishes an original tone for its kaleidoscopic tour through well-traveled territory. Taking its cue from the wave of mid-1990s crime films, the script by Tony Gayton (MURDER BY NUMBERS) delivers the usual doses of hip "gallows" humor, but also infuses the proceedings with dollops of pain and loss, often shifting the tone to that of the more soulful,
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| Directed by |
D.J. Caruso
Taking Lives, Two for the Money, Black Cat Run |
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Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, The Green Mile |
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