The Salton Sea (2002) on Netflix
After his wife is murdered, Danny Parker drifts through Los Angeles among meth addicts. He feeds information to two corrupt cops while working toward a meth score with the dealer Pooh-Bear.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb7.0/1033,558 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes63%
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Plot summary
Danny Parker, a meth addict in Los Angeles, spends his days among junkie friends and feeds information to Gus Morgan and Al Garcetti, two corrupt cops. He is pursuing a large meth score with the dealer Pooh-Bear, an eccentric who lost his nose to snorting the drug. Danny befriends the slacker Jimmy the Finn, and he tries to help Colette, his abused neighbor, with her troubles. He confides in Colette about his wife, shot by masked robbers at the Salton Sea, and when his wife's parents find him, believing grief has left him depressed, he turns their help away.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Salton Sea (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Castle Rock Entertainment bought the spec script in July 1999 with D.J. Caruso set to direct and Frank Darabont, Eriq La Salle and Ken Aguado producing.
- The film opened in only 15 theaters across Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Toronto, taking in just $166,309 in its opening weekend.
- Distributors planned to expand the release on 10 and 17 May, but the theater count did not increase on 10 May; it expanded to 30 theaters on 17 May before dropping back to 17 the following week.
