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Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a... See more »

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Arturo Bandini
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Camilla
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Hellfrick
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Mrs. Hargraves
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Vera Rivkin
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Sammy
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Solomon
Ronald France ...
Columbia Sweeper
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Filipino Houseboy (as Dion Basco)
Donna Mosley ...
Red Headed Girl
Paul Rylander ...
Harold the Bartender
Natasha Staples ...
Denver Librarian
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Heilman
Yasuhiro Yoshimura ...
Japanese Vegetable Man (as Yoshimura Yasuhiro)
Sid ...
Willie the Dog
Danny ...
Willie the Dog
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H. L. Mencken (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Hughes ...
Worker (uncredited)
Liz Imperio ...
Lizzie (uncredited)
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Flaxen blonde (uncredited)
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Sally (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Towne

Written by

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Robert Towne ... (screenplay)
 
John Fante ... (novel)

Produced by

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Tom Cruise ... producer
Don Granger ... producer
Andreas Grosch ... executive producer (as Andy Grosch)
Galit Hakmon McCord ... co-producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr ... production executive
Kia Jam ... co-producer
Jonas McCord ... producer
Redmond Morris ... executive producer
Chris Roberts ... executive producer
Mark Roemmich ... executive producer
Andreas Schmid ... executive producer
David Selvan ... executive producer
Paula Wagner ... producer

Music by

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Ramin Djawadi
Heitor Pereira

Cinematography by

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Caleb Deschanel ... director of photography

Editing by

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Robert K. Lambert

Editorial Department

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Kenny Becker ... color timer
Mark Bourgeois ... associate editor
Darwin Green ... post-production assistant
Laurence Johnson ... post-production assistant (as Lawrence Johnson)
Dave Lee ... colorist: dailies additional photography
Pamela March ... associate editor
Bryan McMahan ... digital colorist: Post Logic Studios
Ryan Michael Miller ... pre-visualization editor: yU+co
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein ... negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser)
Jim Passon ... color timer
Nicci Van Niekerk ... associate editor

Casting By

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Bob Knotek
Hank McCann

Production Design by

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Dennis Gassner

Art Direction by

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Tom Hannam
Richard L. Johnson ... supervising art director (as Richard Johnson)

Set Decoration by

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Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by

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Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department

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Beatrice De Alba ... personal hair stylist: Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell, additional photography
Sue Michael ... makeup artist
Colin Polson ... hair stylist
Gale Shepherd ... daily makeup artist
Loulia Sheppard ... chief hair stylist (as Lou Sheppard)
Jenny Shircore ... hair designer / makeup designer
Daleen Badenhorst ... prosthetics assistant (uncredited)

Production Management

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Arie Bohrer ... production supervisor: VIP Medienfonds
Debbi Bossi ... post-production supervisor
Kerstin Dyroff ... production manager: VIP Medienfonds
Alan Shearer ... unit production manager
Lester Sweetman ... unit manager: base camp
Beatle van Graan ... unit manager (as Beetle Van Graan) / unit manager
Patricia Wheeler ... production manager: South Africa

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nick Dunn ... third assistant director
Tommy Gormley ... first assistant director
Will McDonagh ... second second assistant director
Eric A. Pot ... second assistant director: US (as Eric Pot)
Sarah Purser ... second assistant director
Benjamin Rosenberg ... first assistant director: US

Art Department

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Herbert Adler ... construction foreman
Paige Augustine ... assistant set decorator
David Bastiaans ... construction foreperson (as Dave Bastiaans)
Jerry Bingham ... title art
Micheal Brennan ... stand-by set dresser
Terence Chicken ... lead greensperson
Antony Cousins ... lead construction buyer
Chris Cummings ... art department coordinator: US
Cosmas A. Demetriou ... set designer
Lyall Gardiner ... hod stagehand
Brendan Gibb ... lead hand carpenter
Warren Gray ... fabricator
Ted Haigh ... graphic designer
Michael Hyman ... scenic foreman
Noelle King ... set designer
Herbert Lotz ... Construction foreman
Louise Martin ... art department coordinator
Andrew McCarthy ... set dressing carpenter
Marion Moncek ... hod fabricator
John Moolenschot ... carpenter
Rene Nel ... set painter
Andrew Orlando ... assistant property master
Hope M. Parrish ... property master (as Hope Parrish)
Sara Philpott ... set dressing coordinator
Clive Pollick ... construction manager
Jon Poole ... lead fabricator
Marius Pretorius ... set painter
Gordon Russell ... construction lead hand
Paul Rylander ... on-set props
Elaine Seidel ... set finisher
Patte Strong-Lord ... set designer (as Patte Shibata Strong)
Surisa Surisa ... set dresser
Liz van den Berg ... scenic artist (as Lizzie van den Berg)
Erica Van Den Raad ... construction pa
Vosloo Van Der Merwe ... carpenter
Brent Webb ... practical lighting electrician
Suzan Wexler ... set designer
Alex Wheeler ... red car manufacturer
Darrell L. Wight ... set designer
John Chichester ... set designer (uncredited)
Stefan Dechant ... production illustrator (uncredited)
Kevin Fraser ... set finisher (uncredited)
Scott Owen ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Babcock ... sound effects editor
Bob Baron ... adr mixer
Peter Bergren ... sound effects recordist
Thom Brennan ... assistant sound editor
Chris Carpenter ... supervising sound mixer
Joe Dorn ... supervising adr editor
John P. Fasal ... sound effects recordist (as John Fasal)
Lee Gilmore ... sound effects recordist
Robin Harlan ... foley artist
Scott Hecker ... supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Jurgen Human ... boom operator
Elizabeth Kenton ... dialogue editor
Andy Koyama ... supervising sound mixer
Jeff Levy ... commentary production mixer
Nico Louw ... sound mixer
Bernard Marcus ... boom operator
Bill Meadows ... sound recordist
Sarah Monat ... foley artist
Eric A. Norris ... sound effects editor
Mark Pappas ... foley editor
Roy Seeger ... assistant sound editor
Randy Singer ... foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Greg ten Bosch ... assistant sound editor
Nick Towne ... adr consultant
Jerome Williams ... cable person
Eric Taylor Williamson ... adr recordist
Byron Wilson ... dialogue editor
John Clavin ... sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Kevin Adcock ... special effects coordinator
August Coleman ... paint/roto artist
Doug Hardy ... special effects foreperson: alien sequence
Adam Horton ... special effects
Tyrell Kemlo ... special effects technician
Cordell McQueen ... special effects supervisor
John K. Stirber ... special effects supervisor (as John Stirber)
Anton Vorster ... special effects assistant (as Anton Voster)
Kevin Pike ... special effects supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Neil Atkins ... CG supervisor: Double Edge Digital
Shawn Booth ... visual effects editor
Guy Botham ... visual effects executive producer
Kevin Braun ... digital optical supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Nicholas Caramonta ... compositor
Kay Chan ... rotoscoper: Double Edge Digital
Albert Chang ... 3D modeler: Double Edge Digital
Sarah Chang ... rotoscoper: Double Edge Digital
Roger Chao ... lead modeler: Double Edge Digital
Gary Chen ... rotoscoper: Double Edge Digital
Thomas Clary ... digital optical coordinator: Pacific Title & Art Studio (as Tom Clary)
Bill Coffin ... Inferno artist: Post Logic Studios
Robert Cribbett ... compositing supervisor: main titles, yU+Co
Dominic Daigle ... digital artist
Alan De Castro ... digital optical artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio
David Drzewiecki ... visual effects supervisor
Emily Fenster ... associate visual effects producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio
John Follmer ... visual effects executive producer: Double Edge Digital
Diego Galtieri ... compositor: Double Edge Digital
David Geoghegan ... digital optical artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Buddy Gheen ... compositing supervisor
Brian Hanable ... digital effects compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Dark Hoffman ... matte painter: Double Edge Digital
Phillip Hoffman ... visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Bill Holloway ... visual effects compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Matthew W. Johnson ... iq artist
Josh Kent ... 3D artist: Lola Visual Effects
Richard Kidd ... visual effects supervisor: Double Edge Digital
Robyn Marie Kralik ... compositor: Double Edge Digital (as Robyn Kralik)
Wing Kwok ... rotoscoper: Double Edge Digital
Keith Lackey ... technical supervisor: Double Edge Digital
David Lam ... 3D modeler: Double Edge Digital (as David Lam)
Ladd Lanford ... visual effects producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Chui Lee ... 3D texturer: Double Edge Digital
Michael Lloyd ... matte painter: Double Edge Digital
Andrew Midgley ... visual effects producer: Double Edge Digital
Robert W. Morgenroth ... visual effects producer: Double Edge Digital (as Robert Morgenroth)
Thomas Nittmann ... visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects
Brian Nugent ... 3D artist: Lola Visual Effects
Chris Patrick O'Connell ... 3D modeler: Double Edge Digital (as Chris O'Connell)
Patrick Phillips ... visual effects compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Steve Porter ... digital manager: Double Edge Digital
Ryan Reeb ... lead tracker: Double Edge Digital
James Rim ... digital optical artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (as James Chui Rim)
Arthur Sarkisian ... 3D lighter: Double Edge Digital
Robert Scifo ... matte painter: Double Edge Digital
Christian Severin ... visual effects
Neil Simpson ... visual effects artist: Condor Post Cape Town
Matthew Desmond Smith ... visual effects artist: Condor Post Cape Town
David Sosalla ... visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Bill Spradlin ... digital effects artist
Colin Strause ... 3D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects
Greg Strause ... visual effects supervisor: Lola Visual Effects
Panat Thamrongsombutsakul ... 3D tracker: Double Edge Digital
Jamie Venable ... visual effects executive producer: Svengali Visual Effects
Heiko von Fintel ... visual effects artist: Condor Post Cape Town
Edson Williams ... lead Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Loeng Wong-Savun ... visual effects artist
Steve Woo ... visual effects operations manager: Double Edge Digital
Kevin W. Wright ... digital optical coordinator: Pacific Title & Art Studio (as Kevin Wright)
Tom Yeh ... 3D modeler: Double Edge Digital
Francis Yu ... digital optical artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (as Francis C. Yu)
Chih-Min Chang ... visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Sarah Coatts ... visual effects producer: main title sequence (uncredited)
Jesse Rapczak ... previz artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Daryl Andrews ... stunt performer
Dermot Brogan ... stunt performer
Kerry Gregg ... stunt performer
Dan Hirst ... stunt double: Justin Kirk / stunt performer
Grant Hulley ... stunt coordinator
Jake Mervine ... stunt performer
John Smith ... stunt performer
Franz Spilhaus ... stunt performer (as Frans Spilhaus)
Janine Wyatt-Mair ... stunt performer
Francois Grobbelaar ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Darren Bailey ... remote camera technician
Neil Baillie ... second assistant camera
Alan Barnes ... chief rigging electrician
Peter Belcher ... second camera operator
David Bloomer ... still photographer
Jan Bosch ... electrician
Patrick Botha ... dimmer board operator
Trevor Michael Brown ... additional camera operator
Greg Cameron ... rigging grip: first company
Pete Cavaciuti ... camera operator (as Peter Cavaciuti) / steadicam operator (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Michael Corker ... film loader
Bernett de Wet ... rigging electrician (as Bernie De Wet)
Danie du Toit ... first assistant camera (as Dabie Du Toit)
Anthony English ... video assist operator
Robert Fischer ... Dolly Grip / grip: second company (as Rob Fischer)
Vincent Fletcher ... chief lighting technician
Allan Gray ... grip
J.P. Hankins ... rigging electrician (as JP Hankins)
Mark Hardy ... grip
Norbert Kitshoff ... remote camera technician
Brett Lamerton ... rigging grip: second company
Riyaad Majiet ... grip
Brett McDowell ... grip
Guy Micheletti ... dolly grip / key grip
Ernest Mtshakazana ... rigging grip: second company (as Ernst Mtshakazana)
Gavin Nel ... rigging electrician
Lourence Nepfumbada ... grip (as Lawrence Nepfumbada)
Bruce Olinder ... chief lighting technician: second unit
Justin Paterson ... electrician (as Justin Patterson)
Sean Rau ... second assistant camera
Gilliam Schoombee ... electrician
Wayne Shields ... assistant chief lighting technician
Stephen Vaughan ... special photography
Gareth Viner ... grip
Adi Visser ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason Walters ... rigging lighting technician

Animation Department

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Sanit Lin ... 3D animator: Double Edge Digital
Tal Peleg ... 3D animator: Double Edge Digital

Casting Department

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Monique Bezuidenhout ... casting assistant
Chris Bustard ... extras casting: additional photography
Ana Feyder ... casting associate: South Africa
Celestia Fox ... casting associate: UK
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Jackie Mayou ... extras casting
Hank McCann ... casting: US

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rick de Souza ... costumer
Susan Hall ... assistant costume designer
Jacomina Jankowitz ... costumer
Neil McClean ... costumer
Moira Anne Meyer ... costume supervisor (as Moira Meyer)
Widaad Williams ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Robert Bentley ... location manager
Kenneth Fletcher ... unit assistant
Katy Fyfe ... assistant location manager
John Hoeks ... location scout

Music Department

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Slamm Andrews ... score mixer / score recordist
Jeffrey Biggers ... assistant score engineer (as Jeff Biggers)
Sally Boldt ... music editor
Emir Isilay ... score technical assistant
Steven Kofsky ... music production services
Bobbi Page ... vocal contractor/score vocalist
Sandrine Pecher ... score technical advisor
Heitor Pereira ... musician
Greg Vines ... assistant score engineer
Hans Zimmer ... score producer
Dick Bernstein ... temp music editor (uncredited)
Julie Sessing ... music clearance (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sally Jones ... script supervisor
Myrto Makrides ... assistant script supervisor

Transportation Department

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David Glasscoe ... action vehicle coordinator
Peta Lawrence ... driver: cast
Bizeki Magwanda ... driver: Robert Towne
Vincent Ndikumana ... driver: Robert Towne
Brad Saunders ... transportation captain
Charlie Sperring ... cast assistant/driver
Bradley Sweetman ... transportation coordinator
Lester Sweetman ... base camp captain

Additional Crew

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Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances
Charles Bazaldua ... adr loop group
Bouchra Bendanna ... production assistant
Keah Bews ... production coordinator
Charlie Bolwell ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Josef Brandmaier ... bank services
Paul Brassell ... unit assistant
Philippa Bresler ... assistant: Robert Towne
Jeff Buitenveld ... assistant: Don Granger
Pauline Burt ... risk manager
Archie Casson ... assistant accountant
Catherine Charlton ... dialect coach: Mr. Farrell
Karissa Corday ... adr loop group
Luke Cornell ... Animal Trainer
Grace Dames ... assistant accountant
Vicki Davis ... adr loop group (as Vickie Davis)
John DeMita ... adr loop group
Kira Dominguez ... assistant: Salma Hayek (as Kira Dominquez)
Judi M. Durand ... adr loop group (as Judi Durand)
Claudine Farrell ... assistant: Colin Farrell
Jeff Fischer ... adr loop group (as Jeffrey Todd Fischer)
Nick Fischer ... assistant: Chris Roberts
Ortwin Freyermuth ... legal services: Freyermuth & Associates
Brian Gibbs ... supervising production accountant (as Brian L. Gibbs)
Anneliese Goldman ... adr loop group (as Anneliese Goldmann)
Joanne Goldstone ... production accountant
Gina Goosen ... assistant: Redmond Morris
Lathiem Groenmeyer ... IT coordinator
Sissy Grover ... production coordinator
Nicole Haeussermann ... production coordinator: Ascendant Pictures
DeMille Halliburton ... Production Insurance (as Demille Halliburton)
Andy Hirsch ... adr loop group
Genevieve Hofmeyr ... executive: Moonlighting Films
Leah Holmes ... accountant: US
Gerhard Jakubowski ... production executive
Robin Jonas ... creative executive
Sheila Kerrigan ... assistant: Christopher Eberts
Elliott Kleinberg ... legal services: Kleinberg Lope Lange Cuddy & Edel
Daamen J. Krall ... adr loop group (as Daamen Krall)
Marsha Kramer ... adr loop group
Carlos Lacamara ... adr loop group
Liesl Lategan ... production assistant
M.J. Magbanua ... unit publicist
Yuki Matsuzaki ... adr loop group
Jeremy Maxwell ... adr loop group
Carri McClure ... agency publicist
David Michie ... adr loop group
Darren Miller ... executive: Cruise/Wagner
Ryan Michael Miller ... title sequence: yU+co.
Pieka Moolman ... assistant production coordinator
Michael S. Murphey ... film finances representative
Eva Neufahrt ... controller: VIO Mediendonds (as Eva-Marie Neufahrt)
Berit Norrenberg ... legal counsel: VIP Meidenfonds (as Berit Wetzel)
Andy Novak ... production assistant: additional photography
Leah Palen ... production coordinator: USA
Iain Patton ... production assistant
Assal Ravandi ... publicist (as Asal Masomi)
Martin Rea ... lead hand/standby carpenter
Noreen Reardon ... adr loop group
Ryan Robertson ... main title producer
Dezi Rorich ... unit publicist
Grant Antony Rowe ... crew: second unit (as Grant Rowe)
Arik Ruchim ... assistant: Paula Wagner
Stelio Savante ... adr loop group
John Schimmel ... president of production: Ascendant Pictures
Garth Scholtz ... production assistant
Vernon Scott ... adr loop group
Claudia Sendlbeck-Schickor ... tax advisor: McDermott Will & Emery
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances
Mpumi Simayile ... assistant accountant (as Mpumi Sima Yile)
Brandon Starler ... adr loop group
Booboo Stewart ... adr loop group
Andrew Strachan ... production secretary
Luke Summers ... medic
Yutaka Takeuchi ... adr loop group
Jodi Tripi ... rights and clearances
Marcy Trout ... production assistant (as Marcelleno Trout)
Tom Udell ... accountant: US
Patti Vailati ... publicist
J.P. van der Merwe ... extras coordinator
Christine Vienna ... assistant to executive producer
Jeremy Wall ... production finance consultant
Andreana Weiner ... adr loop group
Laura Wilcox ... assistant accountant (as Laura Willcox)
Trish Wylie ... production coordinator: pre-production
Jeff Yana ... systems administrator
Garson Yu ... title designer
Ruth Zalduondo ... adr loop group
Jason Burke Sutter ... international sales (uncredited)

Thanks

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Dede Allen ... thanks
Warren Beatty ... thanks
Robbie Robertson ... thanks

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Plot Summary

In early-1930s Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s, racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a lover of man and beast alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. Six months later he's down to his last nickel and orders a cup of coffee, which is served by Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek): beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check from H.L. Mencken (Richard Schickel), so he keeps writing and he keeps seeing Camilla. But he's mean to her for no apparent reason, so the relationship sputters. A housekeeper from back East suggests a way out of his jealousy and fears. Written by

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Taglines Passion and ambition drive two dreamers in 1930s LA. Their love affair is ferocious and hot-blooded as they fight the city and themselves to make their dreams come true. See more »
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Also Known As
  • In den Staub geschrieben (Germany)
  • Demande à la poussière (France)
  • Pregúntale al viento (Spain)
  • Paskutinis novelės puslapis (Lithuania)
  • Vượt Lên Nghịch Cảnh (Vietnam)
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  • 117 min
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Trivia Writer/director Robert Towne finished the script in the early 1990s but couldn't find financial backing. Even with Johnny Depp interested in the project, the script bounced around from studio to studio. See more »
Movie Connections Features Dames (1934). See more »
Soundtracks Blue Drag See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits are shown on the pages of the book Ask the Dust, as someone flips through the first few pages. See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Arturo Bandini: When I was a kid, back in Colorado, it was Smith, Parker and Jones who hurt me with their hideous names. Who called me wop and dago and greaser, and their children hurt me. Just as I hurt you. They hurt me so much, I could never become one of them. Drove me to books, drove me within myself. Drove me to run away from that town in Colorado, into your home and into your life. And sometimes, when I see their faces out here, the same faces, the same sad, hard mouths from my hometown. I'm glad they're here fulfilling the emptiness of their lives and dying in the sun. And they hate me, and my father and my father's father. But they are old and I am young and full of hope. And love for my country and my times.
[breaking down]
Arturo Bandini: And Camilla, when I said "greaser" to you, it was not my heart that spoke, but the quivering of an old wound. And I am ashamed of the terrible thing I have done.
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