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El Cortez

Play trailer Poster for El Cortez R,  2006,  1h 30m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 33% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
After Manny (Lou Diamond Phillips) is released from jail, where he was serving a five-year sentence, he travels back to his hometown in search of a job. The fact that Manny is autistic complicates the hunt, but he finally lands a job at the front desk of the Hotel El Cortez. But things don't stay quiet for long. Manny soon finds himself involved in a tangled web involving a police officer, a gold prospector, a drug dealer and the drug dealer's money-hungry girlfriend.

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Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter Oct 20, 2006
A clumsy lump of ponderous pulp fiction with Cooler aspirations. Go to Full Review
Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times Oct 19, 2006
2/5
El Cortez, like so many before it, searches for that nugget in the genre mine but just doesn't find it. Go to Full Review
Ronnie Scheib Variety Oct 10, 2006
Somehow, El Cortez is stronger than its component parts. Go to Full Review
Luke Y. Thompson L.A. Weekly Oct 19, 2006
Every 'twist' is so telegraphed that there's little suspense here. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Oct 6, 2006
2.5/4
Director Stephen Purvis and writer Chris Haddock never rise above the material's inherent pulpiness, but they keep the twists coming until the very end. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Stephen Purvis

Director

Lou Diamond Phillips

Manny DeSilva

Tracy Middendorf

Theda

Bruce Weitz

Popcorn

James McDaniel

Arnie

Glenn Plummer

Jack Clay

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El Cortez

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Movie Info

Synopsis After Manny (Lou Diamond Phillips) is released from jail, where he was serving a five-year sentence, he travels back to his hometown in search of a job. The fact that Manny is autistic complicates the hunt, but he finally lands a job at the front desk of the Hotel El Cortez. But things don't stay quiet for long. Manny soon finds himself involved in a tangled web involving a police officer, a gold prospector, a drug dealer and the drug dealer's money-hungry girlfriend.
Director
Stephen Purvis
Producer
Dennis Bishop, Stephen Purvis
Screenwriter
Chris Haddock
Production Co
Three-Four Prods
Rating
R (Some Violence|Drug Content|Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 27, 2007
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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