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Desert Blue

Actor(s): Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, John Heard, Lucinda Jenney, Casey Affleck
Director(s): Morgan J. Freeman
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 1998
DVD Release: 12/28/1999
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Members Wishing: 2
Genres: Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age, Ensemble Film

DVD Synopsis

Morgan J. Freeman directed this comedy-drama that takes place in the desert town of Baxter Beach, California, where the locals, lookers, visitors and slackers include dreamer Blue (Brendan Sexton III), pipe-bomb babe Ely (Christina Ricci), all-terrain-vehicle champ Pete (Casey Affleck), nerdy Sandy (Sara Gilbert), TV star Skye (Kate Hudson), and chubby Cale (Ethan Suplee). Blue's dad, who had hoped to bring water to the town, died mysteriously in a hotel fire, leaving an abandoned water slide, and Blue hopes to fulfill his father's dream by completing the water slide attraction. Actress Skye is just passing through with her father, a pop-culture prof. (John Heard), but they're forced to stay in town after a truck-spill leads to a quarantine and the presence of both an FBI agent (Michael Ironside) and an EPA agent (Aunjanue Ellis). Skye gets caught up in local fun and games (orange baseball, potato cannon salvos), while her dad reminisces about the '60s with UFO fanatic Caroline (Lucinda Jenney). Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Actors

Kate Hudson - Skye
Christina Ricci - Ely
John Heard - Father
Lucinda Jenney - Caroline
Casey Affleck - Pete
Brendan Sexton III - Blue Baxter

Editorial Review of DVD

Morgan J. Freeman's quirky comedy Desert Blue comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include talent files, theatrical trailers, and a music video by Rilo Kiley. This disc does a fine job of presenting a film that will be of interest to anyone looking for something outside the Hollywood mainstream. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Sarah F. (Ferdy63) from DALTON, GA wrote on 11/4/2008...

1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Story about a group of teenagers in a dead end desert town that ends up being quaranantined due to a toxic spill - good performances from young Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson. The town's big claim to fame is the World's Largest Ice Cream Cone and a half finished water park (in the desert). When a tanker truck crashes and the driver mysteriously dies, the town is quarantined trapping Kate Hudson and her father with the locals for a couple of days. Casey Affleck plays an ATV racer who's in love with Christina Ricci, an explosives fanatic who also happens to be the sheriff's daughter. Quirky characters, teen angst, young love and town secrets make for an interesting movie.