Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay is a 1985 American drama film about a Vietnam veteran who clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move to his fictitious Texas bay hometown. The film was directed by Louis Malle, and stars Amy Madigan and Ed Harris. Future Texas A&M and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dat Nguyen, who was 9 at the time has a small role as a Little League ballplayer. The title soundtrack "Theme from Alamo Bay" by the artist Ry Cooder can be found on Music by Ry Cooder, a compilation album of Cooder's soundtracks from movies released between 1980 and 1993.

Plot
The despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.

Cast

 * Amy Madigan as Glory
 * Ed Harris as Shang
 * Ho Nguyen as Dihn
 * Donald Moffat as Wally
 * Truyen V. Tran as Ben
 * Rudy Young as Skinner
 * Cynthia Carle as Honey
 * Martin LaSalle as Luis
 * William Frankfather as Mac
 * Lucky Mosley as Ab Crankshaw
 * Bill Thurman as Sheriff

Reception
In his review, Vincent Canby of The New York Times said "Like many other movies that have their origins in a general idea, which characters and their story, Alamo Bay is almost shamefully clumsy and superficial - it's manufactured 'art.' Watching it is an unhappy experience that never becomes illuminating."