| Alamo Bay | |
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| Directed by | Louis Malle |
| Written by | Alice Arlen |
| Produced by | Louis Malle |
| Starring | Amy Madigan Ed Harris Ho Nguyen |
| Cinematography | Curtis Clark |
| Edited by | James Bruce |
| Music by | Ry Cooder |
Production company | Delphi IV Productions |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $380,970 |
Alamo Bay is a 1985 American drama film about a Vietnam veteran who clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move to his 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 aged 9 at the time has a small role as a Little League ballplayer. The film's soundtrack, composed and recorded by the artist Ry Cooder, was released as an album Music From the Motion Picture "Alamo Bay" in the same year, and its title track "Theme from Alamo Bay" can be also found on Music by Ry Cooder, a compilation album of Cooder's soundtracks from movies released between 1980 and 1993.