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Desert Blue (1998)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:7
Rotten:10
Average Rating:5.1/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Baxter, California, population 89, boasts little more than a gigantic pink concrete ice cream cone and an unfinished water park. Amidst the tumbleweed and dust, a group of innocently rebellious... Baxter, California, population 89, boasts little more than a gigantic pink concrete ice cream cone and an unfinished water park. Amidst the tumbleweed and dust, a group of innocently rebellious teenage friends try to beat their perpetual boredom and find a sense of purpose--or at least a way out of a town devoid of opportunity. But everything changes when a truck carrying a mysterious substance crashes, and the FBI places Baxter under quarantine. Existential monologues, romance, explosions, magic, and a daring escape-attempt pepper this off-beat comedy featuring some of Hollywood's hottest young actors. [More]
Starring: Brendan Sexton, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Daniel Von Bargen
Starring: Brendan Sexton, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Daniel Von Bargen, John Heard, Ethan Suplee, Lucinda Jenney, Casey Affleck, Peter Sarsgaard, Lee Holmes, Sara Gilbert, Aunjanue Ellis, Rene Rivera, Isidra Vega, Michael Ironside
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Screenwriter: Morgan J. Freeman
Producer: Andrea Sperling
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Reviews for Desert Blue
Another reason to abolish the now-abhorrent [Sundance] festival altogether.
Freeman seems to have spent much time lining up the plotlines, but somewhere along the way forgot to impart grit and substance to his characters.
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