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Desert Blue

4.9

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Original title

Desert Blue

Year

1998

Running time

86 min.

Country

United States

Director

Morgan J. Freeman

Screenwriter

Morgan J. Freeman

Cast

Music

Vytas Nagisetty

Cinematography

Enrique Chediak

Producer

HSX Films, Ignite Entertainment

Genre

Drama. Comedy

Synopsis

Baxter, California, is the fictional home of the world's largest ice cream cone; that's where cable TV starlet Skye (Kate Hudson) gets stuck with her father (John Heard), a professor studying roadside attractions, when a truck carrying the secret ingredient of a new cola overturns and is suspected of being environmentally hazardous. Desert Blue's wisp of a plot centers around this possible toxic spill and a suspicious motel fire, but the heart of the movie lies in the aimless but cheerful activities of the town's teens, played by Brendan Sexton III (Welcome to the Dollhouse), who plays Blue, Sara Gilbert (from TV's Roseanne), and Christina Ricci (The Opposite of Sex). After the EPA quarantines the town, Skye finds herself making friends with the local kids. These kids may be eccentrics--Ricci's character builds bombs and her boyfriend (Casey Affleck) is obsessed with racing all-terrain vehicles--but their quirks spring from the boredom that afflicts all isolated small towns; they just refuse to succumb.

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Critics' reviews

"A movie like this depends on tone more than anything else. Moviegoers who don't like the rhythm may grow impatient. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times

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