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El Cortez is the story of an autistic man who attempts to start a new life after his incarceration. After five years in a prison for the criminally insane, Manny (Lou Diamond Phillips, La Bamba) returns to Reno. He moves into a motel and takes a job as a clerk at the Hotel El Cortez. He is befriended by Popcorn (Bruce Weitz, Hill Street Blues), a crippled prospector who seeks his help to persuade Russo (Peter Onorati, Goodfellas), a wealthy gambler, to invest in Popcorn’s gold mine. But Manny cannot escape his past and is soon caught in a labyrinth that leads to a murderous triple cross.
Original Release
10/05/2006
US Release
10/05/2006
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lou Diamond Phillips | Manny DeSilva |
Shelley Malil | Prison Doctor |
David Johann | Prison Guard |
Robin Adair | Cecile |
Kathleen LaGue | Waitress |
Joseph Griffin | Frank |
Deborah Cresswell | Hotel Clerk |
Edoardo Ballerini | Roy Morrison |
Josh Estrada | Sam |
Pat Crawford Brown | Helena |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lou Diamond Phillips | Manny DeSilva |
Shelley Malil | Prison Doctor |
David Johann | Prison Guard |
Robin Adair | Cecile |
Kathleen LaGue | Waitress |
Joseph Griffin | Frank |
Deborah Cresswell | Hotel Clerk |
Edoardo Ballerini | Roy Morrison |
Josh Estrada | Sam |
Pat Crawford Brown | Helena |
Dan Speaker | Street Thug |
Caia Coley | Louise |
Scott Cummins | Car Salesman |
Kyle Kulish | Kramer |
Herb Santos Jr. | Wedding Party Best Man |
James McDaniel | Arnie |
Tracy Middendorf | Theda |
Peter Onorati | Carlo Russo |
Glenn Plummer | Jack Clay |
Bruce Weitz | Popcorn |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stephen Hunter Flick | Executive Producer |
J.B. Roberts | Executive Producer |
Bruce Weitz | Producer |
Glenn Plummer | Producer |
Tracy Middendorf | Producer |
James McDaniel | Producer |
Peter Onorati | Producer |
Stephen Purvis | Producer |
Dennis Bishop | Producer |
Michael Feifer | Producer |
Karen Lin | Producer |