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MOVIE · 2001

Almost Salinas

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

★ 8.0ComedyDramaMystery

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.

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Story

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.

CAST

Featured cast

John MahoneyMax Harris
Linda EmondNina Ellington
Lindsay CrouseAllie
Virginia MadsenClare
Ian GomezManny
Ray WiseJack Tynan
Tom GroenwaldLeo Quinlan
Nathan DavisZelder Hill

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