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Morgan J. Freeman (writer)
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An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone...
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Ice Cream Cone
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1 nomination
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Feeling "Blue"
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Casey Affleck | ... | Pete Kepler |
 | Brendan Sexton III | ... | Blue Baxter |
 | Kate Hudson | ... | Skye Davidson |
 | Christina Ricci | ... | Ely Jackson |
 | John Heard | ... | Prof. Lance Davidson |
 | Ethan Suplee | ... | Cale |
 | Sara Gilbert | ... | Sandy |
 | Isidra Vega | ... | Haley Gordon |
 | Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Billy Baxter |
 | Rene Rivera | ... | Dr. Gordon |
| Lee Holmes | ... | Deputy Keeler |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Caroline Baxter |
| Jerry Agee | ... | Insurance Agent |
| Daniel von Bargen | ... | Sheriff Jackson |
| Richmond Arquette | ... | Truck Driver |
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Rated R for strong language and some teen alcohol abuse.
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90 min
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The city of Goldfield, Nevada had more snow during the four weeks of production than it had in the preceding thirty years.
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Professor Davidson:
Remember: one person's interminable stretch of highway is--
Skye Davidson: Is another person's road to adventure, I know. But going out of our way to see a giant ice-cream cone? That's crazy.
Professor Davidson: Crazy? Crazy is NOT to see the giant ice-cream cone. How'd you like to tell your friends we were in Baxter--Oh, didja see the giant ice-cream cone? No, we missed it. THAT would be crazy.
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Skye Davidson: Is another person's road to adventure, I know. But going out of our way to see a giant ice-cream cone? That's crazy.
Professor Davidson: Crazy? Crazy is NOT to see the giant ice-cream cone. How'd you like to tell your friends we were in Baxter--Oh, didja see the giant ice-cream cone? No, we missed it. THAT would be crazy.
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Papillon
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"Desert Blue" With "Hurricane Streets". director Morgan J. Freeman burst onto the film scene with a sharp portrayal of bored inner city kids. Motivated by stealing, disarmed by love, the film was highly entertaining if a bit flawed. "Desert Blue" is Freeman's second film and represents his attempt to reach the opposite end of the spectrum. This time, instead of a population of millions, we now get a population of 97. The film is set in fictional Baxter, California, the home of the world's largest ice cream cone and the factory of burgeoning cola company Empire Cola. When a truck carrying Empire's secret ingredient has a massive accident and subsequent spill, the town in quarantined and put on alert for possible toxic contaminants. The town locals, who never thought about leaving their boring town before, now become antsy and think about life outside of Baxter. Kate Hudson ("200 Cigarettes") and John Heard play two travelers who were passing through Baxter during the spill. They become part of the quarantine and befriend the locals. Brendan Sexton III ("Hurricane Streets"), Casey Affleck ("Good Will Hunting"), Christina Ricci (Everything independent), and Ethan Suplee ("Mallrats") play the local kids. The ride around all day in ATVs and spend their nights drinking by the long aquaduct. Each kid harbors a long standing resentment to Baxter, and each kid expresses that uniquely. Ricci by anarchy, Affleck by ATV racing, Suplee has a long dream of becoming a deputy, and Sexton tries to keep the family business alive, thought it died a long time ago. "Desert Blue" is somewhat a comedy, somewhat a drama, and somewhat a commercial for poor actors. While it's nice to see old faces like Sara Gilbert ("Roseanne") and Michael Ironside ("Total Recall") in small supporting roles, the rest of the cast is laughably bad. I do understand that they might be trying to conveying boredom, but they do it just a touch too realistically. That leaves the film with a very awkward static atmosphere. The best moments of the film come when Freeman lets his actors and the plot get a bit silly. The film comes alive in scenes of Orange baseball, potato guns, and an ad-lib by Casey Affleck that made me laugh the rest of the picture. "Desert Blue" could have worked better if Freeman would have lit a fire under the plot. Too many scenes include drunken ramblings, proof that a film isn't trying. While I came out of the film with a good feeling about it, I wished the movie could've taken more advantage of it's possibilities. ------- 6