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Desert Blue

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A young man (Brendan Sexton III) in a desert town is determined to complete his dead father's project, a water slide.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
A movie like this depends on tone more than anything else. Moviegoers who don't like the rhythm may grow impatient. It's not a romance, a drama or an adventure, but the evocation of a time and place. The characters are odd because they grew up that way. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 11/17/2009
1.5/4
Strains itself in trying to be relentlessly offbeat. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/28/2005
2/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 04/01/2005
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02/07/2005
3/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/09/2002
2/4
...coast[s] along on the charisma of the actors... Go to Full Review
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Thomas R. @OrderedMeteor17 Jul 23 Me and my homies all hate Empire Cola See more Steve D 09/21/2023 A solid but unremarkable film. See more 07/29/2013 Spoiler Alert:: Go right to the ending. Young girl who blows things up blows a hole in the aqueduct pipe to get water for the water pipe. Now the assumption is that ATF get's involve and she is going to prison. The water gets shut off as the pipe is repaired and the desert dries up again. Lousy ending. Rewind to a missed opportunity. The water that was allocated was redirected for a nearby facility that makes Empire Soda. One of the locals figures out that if you boil the soda down the residue is a volatile explosive. New ending for movie. As EPA and FBI are leaving the little town Ely, the young girl bomber informs them of the bomb capable Coke that is manufactured around the world in third world countries where terrorism is ripe. This gets all of the factories shut down and executives arrested and the water park gets it allocated water back. See more 11/16/2011 Wholly unoriginal film, can be compared to a hundred different indie flicks See more 10/10/2010 Cast: Casey Affleck, Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, John Heard, Ethan Suplee, Sara Gilbert, Peter Sarsgaard, Lee Holmes, Michael Ironside Director: Morgan J. Freeman Summary: When the FBI quarantines a seemingly nondescript town that boasts a random roadside attraction -- the world's largest ice cream cone -- visiting starlet Skye (Kate Hudson) and her father (John Heard) encounter an assemblage of memorable locals they won't soon forget. My Thoughts: "This is an offbeat movie with a great (then) young cast. Great quirky character's that some us small town grown kids can relate to. Not much to do in small towns, so you have to entertain yourselves somehow. Liked their choices of fun, it was entertaining to watch. Had some funny moments, and was never boring. But this is much more of a dark comedy. Had some deep stuff going on with Brenden Sexton III, character. It was nice to see him in a somewhat leading role. Definitely worth the rental." See more 12/08/2009 One of those movies which leaves me wondering "what was the point?" Maybe I just don't get it. I don't get the 'R' rating either. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man (Brendan Sexton III) in a desert town is determined to complete his dead father's project, a water slide.
Director
Morgan J. Freeman
Producer
Michael Burns, Nadia Leonelli, Andrea Sperling
Screenwriter
Morgan J. Freeman
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Samuel Goldwyn Company, LK-TEL
Production Co
HSX Films, Ignite Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 18, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$99.1K
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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