Alamo Bay (1985)
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Vietnam veteran returns to his Texas bay hometown and clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move there. The conflict escalates as the community gets divided.
tensegrittysomberemotionalbleakslow-burnsocially chargedconflict-driven
What happens
Alamo Bay is a 1985 American drama film about a Vietnam veteran who clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move to his Texas bay hometown. The film was directed by Louis Malle, and stars Amy Madigan and Ed Harris. Future Texas A&M and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dat Nguyen, who was age 9 at the time, has a small role as a Little League ballplayer. The film's soundtrack, composed and recorded by the artist Ry Cooder, was released as an album Music From the Motion Picture "Alamo Bay" in the same year, and its title track "Theme from Alamo Bay" can be also found on Music by Ry Cooder, a compilation album of Cooder's soundtracks from movies released between 1980 and 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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