title: Slow Burn (2000 film)
text: # Slow Burn (2000 film)
  
  Slow Burn is a 2000 drama film directed by Christian Ford and starring Minnie Driver, James Spader, Stuart Wilson, and Josh Brolin. It is a very loose adaptation of the 1899 novel McTeague by Frank Norris.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Trina (Driver) continues a family quest to find diamonds hidden deep in the desert long after her parents death. Her search comes to fruition when two escaped convicts (Spader and Brolin), having found the diamonds, stumble onto Trina's path. An old family friend (Wilson) watches events unfold from a distance.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Minnie Driver as Trina McTeague
  * James Spader as Marcus
  * Stuart Wilson as Frank Norris
  * Josh Brolin as Duster
  * Chris Mulkey as Jacob McTeague
  * Caprice Benedetti as Catalina McTeague
  