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

El Cortez Trailers

Cast

Manny DeSilva

Lou Diamond Phillips

Popcorn

Bruce Weitz

Jack Clay

Glenn Plummer

Theda

Tracy Middendorf

Arnie

James McDaniel

Carlo Russo

Peter Onorati

Prison Doctor

Shelley Malil

Louise

Caia Coley

Waitress

Kathleen LaGue

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