Sal (2011/I)

Director:

James Franco

Writers:

Vince Jolivette (story)
James Franco (story)
(more)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

James Franco's Sal chronicles the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen idol and star of the blockbuster films Rebel Without a Cause and Exodus. |

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Murder | Celebrity | Gay Interest | Telephone Call

Cast

Val Lauren	...	Sal Mineo
Jim Parrack	...	Keir Dullea
James Franco	...	Milton Katselas
Vince Jolivette	...	Billy Belasco
Trevor Neuhoff	...	Michael Mason
Stacey Miller	...	Nancy Barr
Brian Goodman	...	Det. Tankersley
Raymond T. Williams	...	Lionel Ray Williams
Boyd Smith	...	Boyd
Jacquelyn Deme	...	Nurse
Jason Fox	...	Steven Gustafson
Brian Lally	...	Detective Pia
Cristian Olave	...	Ray Evans
Jocelyn Ayanna	...	Mabel
Felicity Bryant	...	Monica Merrem
Adrian De Leon	...	Reporter
Tony Calle	...	Club Patron
Richard Funston	...	Dead Sal
Michael Harris	...	Palm Restaurant Patron
Stephen McCain	...	Spa Patron
Raymond Merritt	...	Elderly Gentleman
Annabelle Amirav	...	Annabelle
Ramiro Pare	...	Club patron
Niko Pepaj	...	Spa Patron
Daniel Rothbard	...	Palm Waiter
Amy Sanders	...	Shocked Girl
David Schlachtenhaufen	...	Club Patron
Jordan Stone	...	Reporter
Suwon Weaver	...	Palm Restaurant Patron
Barrie Wild	...	Sauna User
Cara Yurkowski	...	Journalist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leandro DiMonriva	...	Palm Restaurant Patron
Jessica Starr Folger	...	Palm Restaurant Patron
Gabe Copeland	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Timothy Coultas	...	Palm Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dorisa Day	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Troy Jones	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Zack Ketz	...	Extra (uncredited)
Henry Ortlip	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dana Owens	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tanisha Rachelle	...	Resident (uncredited)
Aaron Rudd	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Megan Seely	...	Palm Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
James Franco

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
James Franco		story
Vince Jolivette		story
Val Lauren		story
Michael Gregg Michaud		book
Stacey Miller		screenplay
Stacey Miller		story

Produced by
Caroline Aragon	....	producer
Vince Jolivette	....	producer
Miles Levy	....	producer

Original Music by
Neil Benezra

Cinematography by
Christina Voros

Production Design by
Kristen Adams

Art Direction by
Eric Morrell

Costume Design by
Michelle l Boucher

Makeup Department
Hanny Tjan	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Julie Buck	....	production supervisor
Kirk Michael Fellows	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shadie Elnashai	....	first assistant director
Richard Robinson	....	key second assistant director
Tyler Stratton	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Alexandra Dunn	....	property master
Ellen Lenbergs	....	on-set property master
Emily Peters	....	set dresser
Kaitlyn Pietras	....	stand-by props
Jose Rodriguez-Robles	....	set dresser
Megan Seely	....	set dresser
Rafael Sierra	....	leadman

Sound Department
Jose Barocio	....	boom operator
Neil Benezra	....	sound designer
Neil Benezra	....	sound re-recording mixer
Neil Benezra	....	supervising sound editor
Lucian Buscemi	....	sound assistant
Kennard Morris	....	sound mixer
Alex Noyes	....	dialogue editor
Mike Weinstein	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Aran	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kimberly Parker	....	first assistant camera
Bruce Thierry Cheung	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Aimée Musil	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather D. Gaither	....	set costumer
Carmen Nydegger	....	costume supervisor
Carmen Nydegger	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Peter Cairns	....	colorist
Jay Davis	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
William Clark Coit III	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager
David Danberg	....	craft service
Richard Funston	....	production assistant
Brad Holtzman	....	assistant locations manager
Ryan Kaercher	....	key set production assistant
Anna Kooris	....	director assistant
Nina Ljeti	....	production assistant
Stacey McGillis	....	location manager
Matt Mckinnon	....	set production assistant
Sonja Mereu	....	production assistant
Aimée Musil	....	production assistant
Kimberly Parker	....	script supervisor
Adam W. Rosen	....	legal services
T.J. Young	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• RabbitBandini Productions
• Made In Film-Land (in association with)

Distributors

• Tribeca Film (2013) (USA) (all media)
• Spotlight Pictures (2013) (Non-USA) (all media) (sales)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

RabbitBandini Productions

Trivia:

The film was shot in 9 days.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)

Wrong priorities

The trouble with close-ups of two men eating lunch and discussing Sal Mineo's upcoming film is that we don't get much more than two men shoveling food in their mouths. I don't know why director Franco was so locked in to the close-up. Or why we get so much footage of Sal Mineo driving through LA in his Chevy Malibu. Without any dialog or view out the window, this is downright boring. The accompanying torch song (Pink Flamingos?) on the sound track was so loud I had to cover my ears. As for period authenticity, someone should have checked the script: in 1976 people did not use the expression, "You're good to go." —- not even the nurse as the health clinic.