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Alamo Bay (1985)A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town. Director:Louis MalleWriter:Alice Arlen |
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Title: Alamo Bay (1985)
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Dinh
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Wally
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Honey
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Luis
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Mac
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Ab Crankshaw
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Wendell
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Leon
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Buddy
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A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Alamo Bay. A place where everyone risked everything for a piece of the American Dream.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 April 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Baía do Ódio See more »Box Office
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$380,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Performed by Amy Madigan and John Hiatt
Guitar by Ry Cooder
Piano by Jim Dickinson
Drums by Jim Keltner
Bass by Jorge Calderon
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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dat Nguyen appears as one of the child extras, and his sister Le Nguyen is credited with the role of Mai. In the early scene showing the Vietnamese family dinner, their grandfather says grace. See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Heartbreakers/The Hit/Alamo Bay/A Private Function (1985) See more »Soundtracks
"Too Close"Performed by Amy Madigan and John Hiatt
Guitar by Ry Cooder
Piano by Jim Dickinson
Drums by Jim Keltner
Bass by Jorge Calderon
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Notice the stereotypes this movie presents: Vietnamese as courteous, hardworking, church going honorable people. Vietnamese war vets: racist, womanizing drunks. This is one of many films that utterly demonizes Vietnam vets. Madigans character so admires the Vietnamese leader that she declares: "You have to be the last cowboy in Texas".
If you watch most Vietnam war flicks vets are usually (take your pick or all of the below) criminals, drug users or dealers, perverts, rapists, psychologically unbalance, racists. Yet statistics show that VV's are no more prone to this than the rest of the general population. Do not watch this crap.