Blue Desert (1991)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Bradley Battersby

Writers (WGA):

Arthur Collis (written by) &
Bradley Battersby (written by)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Never run...where you can't hide.

Plot:

Two men rattle a comic-book artist who has moved to a desert town after her trauma in New York.

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Comic Book | Rape | Psycho Cop | Rape Victim

Cast

D.B. Sweeney	...	Steve Smith
Courteney Cox	...	Lisa Roberts
Craig Sheffer	...	Randall Atkins
Philip Baker Hall	...	Joe
Sandy Ward	...	Walter
Peter Schrum	...	Burly Man (as Pete Schrum)
Anne Bellamy	...	Emily
Chris Latta	...	Phone Man (as Christopher Collins)
Robert Miano	...	William Karp
Tom Finnegan	...	Ed O'Donnell
Connie Sawyer	...	Elderly Lady 1
Anita Keith	...	Elderly Lady 2
Ray Lykins	...	Mugger
Diane Adair	...	Nurse (as Diane Diefendorf)
David Ursin	...	Doctor

Also Known As:

Silent Victim (UK)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Inyokern, California, USA

Company:

NEO Motion Pictures

Soundtrack:

Old Time Cowboy Movies

D B SWEENEY IS SO CONVINCING

This movie really builds to a climax at the end. D B Sweeney (Memphis Belle, Superfire, Hardball, 8 Men Out, The Cutting Edge) is such an under-rated actor. This guy should be getting major movie roles!

I ordered this movie, Blue Desert, because Sweeney was in it. I was not disappointed. He plays the local law enforcement officer (Steve Smith) of a small, sleepy, boring desert town. Lisa, (Courtney Cox), a rape victim, leaves NYC to get away from that madness and settle in the desert where she will feel safer. Boy, was she wrong! She meets a weird drifter who immediately tries to take sexual advantage of her (Craig Sheffer of A River Ran Through It). So she finds out fast that this sleepy little town isn't as safe as she wishes. She turns to Steve, (D B Sweeney), who is the helpful and protective police officer. Steve is always polite, trusting, and soft spoken. Sweeney plays this role perfectly! Steve is there to help the damsel in distress.

The movie twists and turns. Evidence mounts against the drifter but Sweeney can't get enough evidence to put the guy away. The drifter tells Lisa bad things about Steve and the polite and efficient Steve tells Lisa he is there to protect her and not to believe the drifter. Who to believe? After awhile Lisa doesn't know who is the bad guy and who is the good guy.

The ending is as suspenseful as you can get in a movie. Like I have said before, Sweeney is wonderful in this role. He makes this movie work as far as I am concerned because he is so believable.

If you like a psycho thriller. If you like suspense. If you like Courtney Cox and if you like D.B. Sweeney, then this movie is for you. I highly recommend this sleeper of a movie. It is well worth watching.