Melting Pot (1998)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Tom Musca

Writers (WGA):

Mark Kemble (written by) &
Tom Musca (written by)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An East L.A working stiff is bullied by his wife to run for a City Council position against a well-organized recognized political figure. |

Plot Keywords:

Political | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Paul Rodriguez	...	Gustavo Alvarez
CCH Pounder	...	Lucinda Davis
Cliff Robertson	...	Jack Durman
Una Damon	...	Chungmi Kong
Annette Murphy	...	Reyna Álvarez
Efren Ramirez	...	Miguel Álvarez
Lillian Hurst	...	Grandma Álvarez
Peter Krause	...	Pedro Marine
Danielle Nicolet	...	Deuandranice
Judy Herrera	...	Dolores
Winston J. Rocha	...	Carlos (as Winston Rocha)
Corwin Moore	...	Tyrone
Belinda Waymouth	...	Lena Warburton
Brian Poth	...	Walter Cahill Jr.
Leticia Robles	...	Latina Reporter

Also Known As:

Race (USA) (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

104 min | 156 min

Country:

USA | Israel

Language:

English | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Afikim Productions

Movie Connections:

References "Batman" (1966)

A very well crafted movie...

I was flipping channels and happened upon this little gem of a film. Paul Rodriguez gives a great performance, portraying a house painter who runs for City Council and gets a real taste of the political world. His opponent, CCH Pounder, is marvelous as a former radical turned world weary politician. Una Damon is great as the campaign manager and Cliff Robertson really gives a down to earth, understated performance as the retiring councilman Rodriguez and Pounder hope to replace. One note; when I saw the listing for this film it was titled "The Race".