Desert Blue
1998 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 5.8 · 42% critics
An academic obsessed with roadside attractions and his tv-star daughter stop at a small desert town to see the world's largest ice cream cone, where, because of an accident that spilled an unknown substance all over the highway, they are forced to spend a few days with the towns eccentric residents.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1999-06-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (43 votes)
Themes
- fire
- quarantine
- bomb
- explosive
- fbi
- water park
- bonfire
- ice cream cone
- four-wheelers
- soda
- aqueduct
- beer bong
Cast & crew
Kate Hudson
as Skye Davidson
Brendan Sexton III
as Blue Baxter
John Heard
as Prof. Lance Davidson
Christina Ricci
as Ely Jackson
Casey Affleck
as Pete Kepler
Sara Gilbert
as Sandy
Ethan Suplee
as Cale
Peter Sarsgaard
as Billy Baxter
Lucinda Jenney
as Caroline Baxter
Michael Ironside
as Agent Frank Bellows
Directed by Morgan J. Freeman