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Almost Salinas (2001) | Slate

Almost Salinas

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Rated 8.0 on TMDB

Almost Salinas

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

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.

Released: 2001
Runtime: 1h 32m
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Rachel DicksonSecond Assistant Director

Janell SammelmanSecond Assistant Director

Cast

John MahoneyMax Harris
Linda EmondNina Ellington
Lindsay CrouseAllie

Terry GreenWriter, Director

Where to watch

Unavailable

Virginia MadsenClare

Ray WiseJack Tynan

Tom GroenwaldLeo Quinlan

Nathan DavisZelder Hill

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