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Actors: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Luis Guzmán, Deborah Unger, Meat Loaf, Doug Hutchison, Chandra West
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Salton Sea |
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THE SALTON SEA is a movie directed by D.J. Caruso (Taking Lives) in 2002.
Tom Van Allen has witnessed the murder of his wife without being able to step in. For months, he has searched for the murderers and, finally, he's found them : narcotics agents Morgan and Garcetti. In order to get closer to them, Van Allen blends in the Los Angeles drugs environment and soon becomes a snitch working for these agents.
While he's waiting for the right moment to take revenge on Morgan and Garcetti, he gets closer to the character -Danny Parker, a methedrine addict- he has chosen to become in the middle of the L.A. underground life. Now Van Allen/Parker has found a way to catch the two policemen by organizing a deal between the sadistic Pooh-Bear and a Chinese drug dealer who'll be infact an underover F.B.I. agent.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Salton Sea |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- life in drug culture
Vigilante/Revenge?
Yes
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Wife/girlfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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