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Almost Salinas

Almost Salinas

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

Genres

ComedyDramaMystery

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$21419

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

01 April 2001

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Max Harris

Linda Emond

Linda Emond

Nina Ellington

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

Allie

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Clare

Ian Gomez

Ian Gomez

Manny

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

Jack Tynan

Tom Groenwald

Tom Groenwald

Leo Quinlan

Nathan Davis

Nathan Davis

Zelder Hill

Glenn Dunk

Glenn Dunk

Jason

Lucy Reeves

Lucy Reeves

Moira

Adrian Neil

Adrian Neil

Dante

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