ALMOST SALINAS

ALMOST SALINAS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Filming Locations —

•	Cholame, San Luis Obispo County: In Summer 2000, the crew filmed at this small town on Highway 46 where James Dean died in 1955. A memorial was once built there to honor Dean.

•	Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: On the morning of 17 September 2000, we filmed a couple of quick shots downtown. The first was from First Street overlooking Figueroa, and the second was on 3rd Street near Figueroa.

•	Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County: In addition to shooting in Cholame, the crew also filmed in nearby Paso Robles in Summer 2000.

•	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: On 17 September 2000, we shot Ray Wise and Linda Emond eating dinner at Posto Restaurant at 14928 Ventura Boulevard.

•	West Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: On 16 Sep 2000, we filmed the California Sunsets magazine office scenes at a Jewish Community Center on Vanowen Street.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES PICS

Actor Ray Wise, formerly of Twin Peaks and Beverly Hills 90210, portrayed magazine editor Jack Tynan.

Camera operator Paul Sanchez sets up
over actress Linda Emond's shoulder.

P.A. Julia Camara, U.P.M. Susan Sherayko,
and Costume Designer Lisa Davis.

1st A.D. Rick Walls, P.A. Rome Douglas (formerly of the New York Giants), and 2nd A.D. Janell Sammelman.

Looking south on Figueroa from the 1st Street overcrossing. That's Linda Emond driving the approaching picture car.

This is the crew on 1st Street above Figueroa. Sanchez is tilting the camera down from the city skyline to the Miata.

Director Terry Green discusses the current restaurant scene with Linda Emond and Ray Wise.

Producer Wade Danielson, Art Director Susan Karasic, and Production Designer Jay Pelissier.

Daniel Granville portrayed the Posto waiter,
while Kristi Watson acted as the waitress.

Alexandre Chen, a Location Assistant for the
hit CBS show C.S.I., is playing the valet.

•		Almost Salinas (2002)
•	CAST: John Mahoney, Linda Emond, Lindsay Crouse, Virginia Madsen, Ian Gomez, Nathan Davis, Tom Groenwald, Ray Wise, Amanda Pitera, Glenn Dunk, Lucy Reeves, Adrian Neil, Eric Wrye....
•	WRITER: Terry Green
•	PRODUCER: Anna Marie Crovetti, Wade W. Danielson, Michael Nehs
•	DIRECTOR: Terry Green
•	PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Jay Pelissier
•	CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Garden
•	EDITOR: Jennifer Krouse
•	KEY LOCATION MANAGER / SCOUT (LOS ANGELES): Scott Trimble
•	KEY LOCATION MANAGER / SCOUT (PASO ROBLES): Wade Danielson

MEDIA ARTICLES

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