- Actors: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán, Doug Hutchison
- Directors: D.J. Caruso
- Writers: Tony Gayton
- Producers: Butch Robinson, Eriq La Salle, Frank Darabont, Jim Behnke, Ken Aguado
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Release Date: Sep 10 2002
- Run Time: 103 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005JKM2
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#16,731 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #43 in DVD > Mystery & Suspense > Neo-Noir
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In the real world, drug use is unimaginably boring to watch--but it inspires spectacular visuals in movies like Trainspotting and Drugstore Cowboy. To this list add The Salton Sea, a moody thriller starring Val Kilmer as a musician who goes undercover into the world of speed freaks to find the men who killed his wife. Though that plot summary may sound trite, creative direction, strong performances, and a solid script that shifts to and fro in time make The Salton Sea worth a look. Kilmer has an erratic track record but he's always an intriguing on-screen presence; Vincent D'Onofrio has a field day playing a noseless speed dealer called Pooh Bear. The cast is full of excellent character actors, including Anthony LaPaglia (Lantana), Peter Sarsgaard (Boys Don't Cry), B.D. Wong (Jurassic Park), Deborah Kara Unger (Crash), Adam Goldberg (Saving Private Ryan), and Luis Guzman (The Limey). --Bret Fetzer
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In the Imperial Valley of Southern California there is a little known body of water 226 feet below sea level, one of the lowest points in the United States. As there is no outlet from this sea, water is being removed only by evaporation, which results in a salinity level more than 25 percent higher than the Pacific Ocean. There is an eerie stillness to this vast sea, and a peculiar density to the water. This lake is the Salton Sea. Set against this remote and mysterious landscape, an unexpected and brutal crime leaves an innocent woman, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, dead at the hands of masked gunmen. Her husband's life is left in ruins, his every waking moment haunted by the recurring imagery of the murder he witnessed, but was powerless to prevent. "The Salton Sea" is a character-driven crime thriller about an unlikely hero entangled in a web of deceit and treachery. Full of unexpected twists and turns, this is a compelling and emotionally-charged story about loss and recovery set to the lonely resonant tones of jazz great Miles Davis' horn. Danny Parker (VAL KILMER) is a man in search of redemption, consumed by a sense of loneliness and alienation. Following the death of his wife (CHANDRA WEST), he is set adrift in a seedy underworld inhabited by an eclectic, and often comical, cast of characters united principally by their choice of drug: crystal methamphetamine. An accomplished jazz musician, Danny is now a low-life "tweaker" in Los Angeles who leads us through a frenzied maze, one from which he must emerge before his tenuous grip on reality snaps for good. In a bold attempt Danny secretly hatches a plan to serve as middle-man in a lucrative drug deal. With the help of his friend Jimmy "The Finn" (PETER SARSGAARD), Danny is introduced to Pooh-Bear (VINCENT D'ONOFRIO), a methamphetamine baron with a penchant for sadistic recreational games, who seals the deal. But in this mad world, nothing - most of all Danny - is what it seems.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Contemporary Film-Noir...,
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This review is from: The Salton Sea (Widescreen) (DVD)
The story in Salton Sea is developed around the mystery of Danny Parker (Val Kilmer), a saxophone playing drug addict, who is informing the police on behalf of his own personal interests. As the story unfolds the mystery is drawn into daylight and another problem is presented to Danny where he must face the past and future in a moment of truth. Salton Sea is a modern film-noir that offers a solid performance by the cast and a respectable cinematic experience with both drama and suspense.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Criminally Overlooked,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Salton Sea (Widescreen) (DVD)
I can't believe some of the negative reviews generated by the critics, the same people who gave the boring, too long, cheesy, silly dialogue and over kill with boring characters Titanic 5 star greatness. How can you give a daring and dazzling character driven movie like this negative remarks, and give god awful seen it all before, cheesy Titanic super great marks, Titanic the king of the box office and this some how went pretty much unnoticed, there is no god. The Salton Sea is a must see movie really great, everything about this movie is top notch, Val Kilmer is great (I'd Like to see Leonardo DiCaprio star in a movie like this, he was awful in Gangs of New York), the directing is spot on, the script is clever even the support is great. Not a single dull moment the whole movie, I watched this movie twice which is a rarity for me. Any how this is a great movie don't listen to the critics who once bashed the great Blade runner, which is now considered the greatest SciFi movie of all time, any way the multi Oscar winning (how?)Titanic has been voted the worst movie of all time in a poll by the BBC.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Noble Heart and Black Humor,
By Gabriela Zarco (Delhi, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Salton Sea (Widescreen) (DVD)
Glad to see most of the reviews are favorable- "The Salton Sea" is one of my favorite movies. Why? The movie tells a special story in a unique way. Danny (AKA Tom) is on a personal mission that takes him into the squalidity of addiction and crime in LA. The story is unfolded in tangental vignettes, hyper-bizarre incidents and vivid flashbacks, and those of you with a keen eye for detail will recognize the logic of how and why the plotline is revealed this way. A lot of people will find some of the characters strange and over-the-top, and some of the incidents shocking, but that is the charm of the movie- never a dull moment.My favorite aspects deal with the main themes of the movie: the value of true love, evil & hypocrisy, unlikely heroes and gutter saints. A Beautiful Film.
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