Directed by:
Louis MalleScreenplay:
Alice ArlenCinematography:
Curtis ClarkComposer:
Ry CooderCast:
Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat, Truyen V. Tran, Gary Basaraba, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Caroline Williams, Martin LaSalle, Bill Thurman (more)Plots(1)
Set along the Texas coast between 1979 and 1981, ALAMO BAY focuses on the tensions caused by an influx of some 15,000 Vietnamese refugees. The profits of the Alamo Bay shrimp fishermen are dwindling as more and more Vietnamese take to the waters. Hired by Donald Moffat--a hard-working, liberal-minded shrimp supplier--the refugees set up a small community and try their best to fit in. Trouble begins when a bank threatens to repossess Ed Harris' shrimp boat. Harris and his fellow shrimpers begin to pressure Moffat to get rid of his refugee employees, and the community soon turns into a battleground. ALAMO BAY is an honest, unflattering study of American racism, which works largely because the issues are grounded within a personal context. Director Louis Malle ably captures the bay atmosphere with superb photography and convincing casting. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Amy Madigan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410417_819a00.jpg)
Amy Madigan
USA
Best movies:
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
![Ed Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886198_74013e.jpg)
Ed Harris
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Truman Show (1998)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Truyen V. Tran
Best movies:
Alamo Bay (1985)
![Gary Basaraba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/615/159615220_fbc11a.jpg)
Gary Basaraba
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Jimmie Ray Weeks
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
![Caroline Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533885_653ead.jpg)
Caroline Williams
USA
Best movies:
Getting Even (1986)
Alamo Bay (1985)
Days of Thunder (1990)
![Martin LaSalle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/893/162893976_ee06fa.png)
Martin LaSalle
France
Best movies:
Pickpocket (1959)
Missing (1982)
Under Fire (1983)
![Bill Thurman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000490_b8d980.jpg)
Bill Thurman
USA
Best movies:
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Jay Patterson
USA
Best movies:
Places in the Heart (1984)
Nobody's Fool (1994)
City of Angels (1998)
![William Frankfather](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157006_f28025.jpg)
William Frankfather
USA
Best movies:
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) (TV movie)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Flashpoint (1984)
Cynthia Carle
USA
Best movies:
Alamo Bay (1985)
Warning Sign (1985)
Tony Frank
USA
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
North and South (1985) (series)
Doris Hargrave
Best movies:
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Reathel Bean
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Jerry Biggs
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
North and South (1985) (series)