Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Alamo Bay

Play trailer Poster for Alamo Bay R 1985 1h 39m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Embittered Vietnam veteran Shang (Ed Harris) feels like he is at war with the Vietnamese immigrants who recently moved into his hometown of Alamo Bay. He sees their presence as a threat to his Gulf Coast livelihood, shrimp fishing, especially after his boat is repossessed. Shang's ex-girlfriend Glory (Amy Madigan) refuses to buy into the townsfolk's racism and instead sticks with her Vietnamese hires, even though the xenophobic backlash is becoming increasingly violent.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Alamo Bay

Critics Reviews

View More
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2.5/4
Director Louis Malle and his screenwriter, Alice Arlen, are good at the careful observation of working class American life... What gets them into trouble this time is the baffling complexity of the issues involving the fishing grounds. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 05/30/2021
2/4
An ornery Ed Harris and a saintly Amy Madigan star in this thudding disappointment. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/26/2007
A-
A strong topical dramatic film that presents the complexities of everyday life for stressed-out fishermen. Go to Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/31/2004
3/5
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
04/23/2012 ★★ (out of four) Disappointing Louis Malle film about racial tensions in the Texas town of Alamo Bay. There are some good things here, including the acting, especially from Ed Harris, but overall the film just doesn't catch fire. The fishermen of a Texas coastal town become enraged when a local businessman hires several Vietnamese workers. Ed Harris plays Shang, a fisherman who is facing bankruptcy due to loss of work. He leads a campaign against the businessman despite his relationship with businessman's daughter, played by Amy Madigan. It sounds like a great film, but it just doesn't take off like it should. The Ku Klux Klan involvement looks kind of funny. I really wanted to like this film more, but I just can't recommend it. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Zeppo1/AlamoBay.jpg[/IMG] See more 01/19/2010 Not a bad movie at all See more 11/26/2009 A pretty good story of racial integration, Ed Harris gives a good performance. It held my interest, but it's nothing great. Louis Malle's direction is a plus, but I would have expected more from him. See more 09/03/2005 A pretty good story of racial integration, Ed Harris gives a good performance. It held my interest, but it's nothing great. Louis Malle's direction is a plus, but I would have expected more from him. See more Read all reviews
Alamo Bay

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Louis Malle

Director

Ed Harris

Shang

Amy Madigan

Glory

Ho Nguyen

Dinh

Donald Moffat

Wally

Truyer V. Tran

Ben
View All

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay (1985) Alamo Bay (1985) Alamo Bay (1985) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Embittered Vietnam veteran Shang (Ed Harris) feels like he is at war with the Vietnamese immigrants who recently moved into his hometown of Alamo Bay. He sees their presence as a threat to his Gulf Coast livelihood, shrimp fishing, especially after his boat is repossessed. Shang's ex-girlfriend Glory (Amy Madigan) refuses to buy into the townsfolk's racism and instead sticks with her Vietnamese hires, even though the xenophobic backlash is becoming increasingly violent.
Director
Louis Malle
Producer
Louis Malle, Vincent Malle
Screenwriter
Alice Arlen
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Delphi IV Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 3, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 7, 2010
Runtime
1h 39m
Most Popular at Home Now