Sal (film)

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Sal
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Directed by James Franco
Screenplay by Stacey Miller
Story byJames Franco
Produced byJames Franco
Vince Jolivette
Michael Lannan
Travis Mathews
Iris Torres
Starring Val Lauren
James Franco
Jim Parrack
Stacey Miller
Cinematography Christina Voros
Music by Neil Benezra
Distributed by Tribeca Film
Spotlight Pictures
Release date
  • September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03)(Venice Film Festival)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sal is a 2011 biographical film depicting the last few hours of the life of Sal Mineo, one of the first major film actors in Hollywood to publicly acknowledge their own bisexuality or homosexuality. Mineo was murdered on February 12, 1976. The film, directed by James Franco, stars Val Lauren in the title role, [1] and is based in part on Michael Gregg Michaud's book Sal Mineo: A Biography. The film also stars Jim Parrack, James Franco and Vince Jolivette in supporting roles.

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Franco optioned the film in 2010, [2] and shooting began during the summer of 2011. The film premiered at the 2011 Venice Film Festival and was set for theatrical release in November 2013. [3]

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Reception

Sal has an approval rating of 50% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 4.1/10. [4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [5]

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References

  1. Daniel Miller (May 10, 2011). "James Franco Casts Lead in Sal Mineo Biopic (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. "EXCLUSIVE: James Franco Eyes Return to 'Rebel' with Sal Mineo Biopic". The Hollywood Reporter . 8 December 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. Team, The Deadline (1 October 2013). "Hot Trailer: James Franco's 'Sal'" . Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. "Sal | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .
  5. "Sal". Metacritic .