The Salton Sea

2002 • 1h 43m •

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

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★ 6.6/10

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After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.

"If you're looking for the truth, you've come to the wrong place."

Top Billed Cast

Val Kilmer

Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker

Vincent D'Onofrio

Pooh-Bear

Adam Goldberg

Kujo

Luis Guzmán

Quincy

Doug Hutchison

Gus Morgan

Anthony LaPaglia

Al Garcetti

Glenn Plummer

Bobby

Peter Sarsgaard

Jimmy the Finn

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J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

2015-05-30

My name is Tom Van Allen. I'm a trumpet player.

The Salton Sea is directed by D. J. Caruso and written by Tony Gayton. It stars Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sarsgard, Doug Hutchinson, Anthony LaPaglia, Debora Kara Unger, Adam Goldberg and Luis Guzmán. Music is scored by Thomas Newman and cinematography by Amir Mokri.

Danny Parker (Kilmer) is hanging out with a bunch of methamphetamine users, apparently in an effort to numb the pain of his one time life that saw his wife murdered. Or is he? The word of mouth for it was strong, but no sooner did it hit cinemas than it disappeared ...