| Sal | |
| Director: | James Franco |
| Producer: | James Franco Vince Jolivette Michael Lannan Travis Mathews Iris Torres |
| Screenplay: | Stacey Miller |
| Story: | James Franco |
| Starring: | Val Lauren James Franco Jim Parrack Stacey Miller |
| Music: | Neil Benezra |
| Cinematography: | Christina Voros |
| Distributor: | Tribeca Film Spotlight Pictures |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Sal is a 2011 biographical film depicting the last few hours of the life of Sal Mineo, one of the first major film actors in Hollywood to publicly acknowledge their own bisexuality or homosexuality. Mineo was murdered on February 12, 1976. The film, directed by James Franco, stars Val Lauren in the title role,[1] and is based in part on Michael Gregg Michaud's book Sal Mineo: A Biography. The film also stars Jim Parrack, James Franco and Vince Jolivette in supporting roles.
Franco optioned the film in 2010,[2] and shooting began during the summer of 2011. The film premiered at the 2011 Venice Film Festival and was set for theatrical release in November 2013.[3]
Sal has an approval rating of 50% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 4.1/10.[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]