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.
Acting
Val Lauren's raw, lived-in performance as a forgotten star.
Direction
Franco's obsessive focus on mundane details becomes the point.
Director
James Franco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franco shot this in 9 days for roughly $150,000, using his actual apartment as Sal's home.
Mineo was one of the first major Hollywood actors to live openly as bisexual; the film deliberately avoids making his sexuality the cause of his murder.
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