The Salton Sea

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The Salton Sea

Directed by	D.J. Caruso
Produced by	Ken Aguado
Written by	Tony Gayton
Starring	Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Peter Sarsgaard
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Running time	103 min.
Language	English
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The Salton Sea is a 2002 film starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio directed by D.J. Caruso.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Memorable quotes
4 Trivia
5 External link

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Tom Van Allen and his wife knock on the door of an innocuous-looking house asking for directions. While they are inside, gunmen enter, guns blazing, and Allen's wife is shot and killed. Tom, who survives, realizes that they had mistakenly stumbled into a small methedrine lab. Following his wife's death, Tom drifts into methamphetamine addiction and enters the drug subculture, taking on the new identity of Danny Parker. Has "Danny" forgotten his previous life as a husband and musician--or does he still harbor a deep-seated rage towards the gunmen who killed his wife?

Tagline: If you're looking for the truth you have come to the wrong place.

[edit] Cast

Val Kilmer - Danny Parker/Tom Van Allen
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
Deborah Kara Unger - Colette
Chandra West - Liz
B.D. Wong - Bubba
R. Lee Ermey - Verne Plummer
Shalom Harlow - Nancy
Shirley Knight - Nancy Plummer
Meat Loaf - Bo (as Meat Loaf)

[edit] Memorable quotes

Danny Parker: "Tom Van Allen got his revenge. Good for Tom. And Danny Parker? He got gut-shot for being a lowlife rat. That sucks for him. As far I'm concerned, they're both dead. So who is this guy? Tell you the truth, I still don't know. But I like his chances. I really like his chances."

Danny Parker: "My name is Tom Van Allen. I'm a trumpet player."

Quincey: "No you're not. You're a motherfuckin' rat!"

Danny Parker: "My name is Tom Van Allen... or Danny Parker. I don't know anymore. Maybe I'll let you decide. Maybe you can help me, friend. As you can see, I don't have a hell of a lot of time left. Avenging Angel...or just plain old Judas? Loving Husband...? Prodigal son...? The prince of Denmark...? All of these? None of these? You decide, friend. You decide."

[edit] Trivia

The song Tom Van Allen plays on the trumpet is Miles Davis' Saeta from Sketches of Spain. Val Kilmer actually learned 45 seconds of the song for the role.