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Movie Info

After Manny (Lou Diamond Phillips) is released from jail, where he was serving a five-year sentence, he travels back to his hometown in search of a job. The fact that Manny is autistic complicates the hunt but he finally lands a job at the front desk of the Hotel El Cortez. But things don't stay quiet for long. Manny soon finds himself involved in a tangled web involving a police officer, a gold prospector, a drug dealer and the drug dealer's money-hungry girlfriend.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Violence|Drug Content|Sexuality|Language)
  • Genre:
    mystery & thriller, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Stephen Purvis
  • Producer:
    Dennis Bishop, Stephen Purvis
  • Writer:
    Chris Haddock
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    Three-Four Prods
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby

Cast & Crew

Lou Diamond Phillips
Manny DeSilva
Tracy Middendorf
Theda
Bruce Weitz
Popcorn
James McDaniel
Arnie
Glenn Plummer
Jack Clay
Peter Onorati
Carlo Russo
Robin Adair
Cecile
Joseph Griffin
Frank
Stephen Purvis
Director
Chris Haddock
Writer
Dennis Bishop
Producer
Stephen Purvis
Producer
J.B. Roberts
Executive Producer
Stephen Hunter Flick
Co-Executive Producer
Robert F. Smith
Cinematographer
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