Almost Salinas

Apr 1, 2001

1h 32m

★ 8.0

Some lives must be lived in the shadow of a legend.

Overview

Life takes a strange turn when a group of outsiders come to the small town of Cholame, the famed site of James Dean's fatal car crash. Cholame's only business, a diner owned by Max (John Mahoney), is overrun by this glamorous group while the diner's short order cook (Ian Gomez) and waitress (Virginia Madsen) get caught up into this new, exciting world. Unknown to the rest, a magazine reporter (Linda Emond) arrives in town to uncover a dark secret that Max has kept hidden for over forty years.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Strata Productions

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Cast

Max Harris

John Mahoney

Nina Ellington

Linda Emond

Allie

Lindsay Crouse

Clare

Virginia Madsen

Manny

Ian Gomez

Jack Tynan

Ray Wise

Leo Quinlan

Tom Groenwald

Zelder Hill

Nathan Davis

Jason

Glenn Dunk

Moira

Lucy Reeves

Dante

Adrian Neil

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