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Salvador   1986         R, 123 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Oliver Stone   Cast: James Woods, James Belushi, John Savage, Michael Murphy, Elpidia Carrillo, Tony Plana, Colby Chester, Cynthia Gibb, John Doe, Will MacMillan, Valerie Wildman, Jose Carlos Ruiz, Jorge Luke, Juan Fernandez, Salvador Sanchez   Richard Boyle (James Woods) is a down-on-his-luck photojournalist who joins his disc-jockey friend Dr. Rock (Jim Belushi) on a car trip to El Salvador in 1980 to cover the war. Boyle forms uneasy alliances with both the guerillas and the right-wing military and realizes that the U.S. press is not adequately reporting the situation. Meanwhile, Boyle falls in love with a Salvadorian, Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and must find the means to get her out of the country alive. This is based on a true story and conveys the excitement of the time. Woods was nominated for an Oscar. Cast James Woods Richard Boyle James Belushi Doctor Rock John Savage John Cassady Michael Murphy Ambassador Thomas Kelly Elpidia Carrillo Maria Tony Plana Maj. Maximilano "Max" Casanova Colby Chester Jack Morgan Cynthia Gibb Cathy Moore John Doe Roberto Will MacMillan Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr. Valerie Wildman Pauline Axelrod Jose Carlos Ruiz Archbishop Romero Jorge Luke Colonel Julio Figueroa Juan Fernandez Army Lieutenant Salvador Sanchez Human Rights Leader