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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.<BR>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, responsible crime films of the 1970s.

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ProducerFrank Darabont, Eriq La Salle, Jim Behnke, Butch Robinson

EAN7321900188821

eBay Product ID (ePID)3955603

Product Key Features

ActorDoug Hutchison, Anthony Lapaglia, Danny Trejo, B.D. Wong, Luis Guzman, Adam Goldberg, Peter Sarsgaard, Vincent D'onofrio, Val Kilmer, Deborah Unger, Chandra West

Film/TV TitleThe Salton Sea

DirectorD.J. Caruso

LanguageEnglish

Run Time99 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Embracing the Chaos\Meth and Method\Trailer

GenreThriller, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate18

ComposerThomas Newman

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - ...Val Kilmer seems especially refreshed....D'Onofrio goes positively gaga as a monstrous, noseless meth boss who practically dares viewers to watch him..., Box Office - ...It's a sharp movie..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...It contains elements of startling originality....D'Onofrio is a gifted actor....Endlessly, grotesquely, inventive..., Rolling Stone - ...D'Onofrio creates a rock-the-house villain. He's the fire in the belly of this cool groove of a movie..., Movieline - ...THE SALTON SEA grabs us from the opening scenes....Gayton has penned a film noir narration that is unusually eloquent and includes touches of wicked humor...

ScreenwriterTony Gayton

FeaturedMeat Loaf

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Movie/TV TitleThe Salton Sea

Director of PhotographyAmir Mokri