Ask the Dust 18 years old

Passion and ambition drive two dreamers in 1930s LA. Their love affair is ferocious and hot-blooded as they fight the city and themselves to make their dreams come true.

Ask the Dust

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Credits

Ask the Dust Cast

Name Character
William Mapother He was 40, now 59 years old as Bill
Colin Farrell He was 29, now 48 years old as Arturo Bandini
Donald Sutherland He was 70, now 89 years old as Hellfrick
Salma Hayek She was 39, now 58 years old as Camilla Lopez
Idina Menzel She was 34, now 53 years old as Vera Rivkin
Justin Kirk He was 36, now 55 years old as Sammy
Eileen Atkins She was 71, now 90 years old as Mrs. Hargraves
Tamara Craig Thomas She was 6, now 24 years old as Sally
Jeremy Crutchley as Solomon
Richard Schickel He was 72, 84 years old when he died as H. L. Mencken (voice)
Ronald France He was 69, 75 years old when he died as Columbia Sweeper
Dion Basco He was 29, now 47 years old as Patricio

Ask the Dust Crew

Name Department
Nancy Haigh as Set Decoration. She was 6 (now 24) years old Art
Andreas Grosch as Executive Producer. He was 56 (now 75) years old Production
Andreas Schmid as Executive Producer. Production
Richard L. Johnson as Supervising Art Director. Art
Redmond Morris as Executive Producer. He was 59 (now 77) years old Production
Ramin Djawadi as Original Music Composer. He was 31 (now 50) years old Sound
Jim Passon as Color Timer. Editing
Scott Hecker as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 56 (now 74) years old Sound
Robert K. Lambert as Editor. Editing
Tom Hannam as Art Direction. Art
Christopher Roberts as Producer. He was 37 (now 56) years old Production
Christopher Roberts as Executive Producer. He was 37 (now 56) years old Production
John Fante as Novel. He was 96 (74) years old when He died Writing
Don Granger as Producer. He was 6 (now 24) years old Production
Eric A. Norris as Sound Effects Editor. Sound
Tom Cruise as Producer. He was 43 (now 62) years old Production
Dennis Gassner as Production Design. He was 57 (now 76) years old Art
Albert Wolsky as Costume Design. He was 75 (now 94) years old Costume & Make-Up
Robert Towne as Director. He was 71 (now 90) years old Directing
Robert Towne as Screenplay. He was 71 (now 90) years old Writing
Heitor Pereira as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (now 64) years old Sound
Kia Jam as Co-Producer. He was 35 (now 54) years old Production
Barbara Harris as ADR Voice Casting. She was 70 (83) years old when She died Production
Jonas McCord as Producer. He was 53 (now 72) years old Production
Dan Hirst as Stunts. He was 30 (now 49) years old Crew
Hank McCann as Casting. Production
Ask the Dust poster
Ask the Dust (18 years)

Passion and ambition drive two dreamers in 1930s LA. Their love affair is ferocious and hot-blooded as they fight the city and themselves to make their dreams come true.

  • Release day: Thursday, February 02, 2006
  • Runtime: 117 minutes