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El Cortez

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El Cortez

Oct 5, 2006

1h 34m

★ 5.6

Overview

A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Three-Four Productions LLC

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips

Manny DeSilva

Lou Diamond Phillips

Bruce Weitz

Popcorn

Bruce Weitz

Glenn Plummer

Jack Clay

Glenn Plummer

Tracy Middendorf

Theda

Tracy Middendorf

James McDaniel

Arnie

James McDaniel

Peter Onorati

Carlo Russo

Peter Onorati

Shelley Malil

Prison Doctor

Shelley Malil

Caia Coley

Louise

Caia Coley

No Image

Waitress

Kathleen LaGue

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