Desert Blue

1998movie⏱️ 1h 30m

Drama

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

2,699 votes

An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an old gold-rush town struggling to stay on the map. They end up staying longer than expected because of an accident that spilled an unknown cola ingredient all over the highway. They spend the next few days with the various residents of the town which include a teenage girl who loves to blow things up and a boy trying to keep alive his fathers dream of building a beachside resort in the middle of the desert.

Director

Morgan J. Freeman

Writers

Morgan J. Freeman

Stars

Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Brendan Sexton III

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Casey Affleck

as Pete Kepler

Kate Hudson

as Skye Davidson

Christina Ricci

as Ely Jackson

Brendan Sexton III

as Blue Baxter

John Heard

as Prof. Lance Davidson

Sara Gilbert

as Sandy

Ethan Suplee

as Cale

Isidra Vega

as Haley Gordon

Lucinda Jenney

as Caroline Baxter

Peter Sarsgaard

as Billy Baxter

💰 Box Office

$100,590

Worldwide Gross

$100,590

Domestic Gross

$13,092

Opening Weekend

$2,000,000

Production Budget

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyDrama

📖 Synopsis

An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an old gold-rush town struggling to stay on the map. They end up staying longer than expected because of an accident that spilled an unknown cola ingredient all over the highway. They spend the next few days with the various residents of the town which include a teenage girl who loves to blow things up and a boy trying to keep alive his fathers dream of building a beachside resort in the middle of the desert.