Desert Blue (1998)

Director:

Morgan J. Freeman

Writer:

Morgan J. Freeman (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone...

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Ice Cream Cone | Cola | Teenage Girl | Suicide By Hanging

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Michael Ironside	...	Agent Frank Bellows
Nate Moore	...	Agent Red
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine	...	Agent Green (as Ntare Mwine)
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Agent Summers
Fred Schneider	...	KBLU Radio DJ (voice)
Liev Schreiber	...	Mickey Moonday (voice)
MacDaddy Beefcake	...	Telly Clems (voice)
Chris Gannon	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Don Leslie	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Directed by
Morgan J. Freeman

Writing credits
Morgan J. Freeman		(writer)

Produced by
Effie Brown	....	line producer
Michael Burns	....	producer
Marc Butan	....	executive producer
Leanna Creel	....	executive producer
Kip Hagopian	....	executive producer
Gill Holland	....	co-producer
Nadia Leonelli	....	producer
A. Carter Pottash	....	co-producer
Andrea Sperling	....	producer

Original Music by
Vytas Nagisetty

Cinematography by
Enrique Chediak

Film Editing by
Sabine Hoffmann

Casting by
Susan Shopmaker

Production Design by
David Doernberg

Art Direction by
Amy Beth Silver

Set Decoration by
Amy Beth Silver

Costume Design by
Trish Summerville

Makeup Department
Maryann Marchetti	....	makeup artist
Mia Thoen	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Ted Gidlow	....	executive production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jamin O'Brien	....	assistant director

Art Department
Andrea Stanley	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Scott Cannizzaro	....	additional adr recordist
Margaret Crimmins	....	sound designer
Paul Hsu	....	sound designer
Grant Inaba	....	boom operator
Mike Lanoue	....	production sound mixer
Tony Volante	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Terry Mack	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Johnny Gray	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Barnett	....	assistant camera: second camera
Claire F. Cario	....	second assistant camera
Johnny Erbes-Chan	....	dolly grip
Alan Jacobsen	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Au	....	costume department supervisor
Stacy Horn	....	key set costumer

Music Department
Jonathan Appell	....	score mixer
Jonathan Appell	....	score recordist
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Terry Mack	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Chris Baugh	....	location manager
Rob Feld	....	production resources
Howard Gertler	....	delivery coordinator
Ted Gidlow	....	production executive
Trent Hara	....	production coordinator
L. Tracy Mackenzie	....	production coordinator
Rhonda Wheelan	....	craft service

Production Companies

• HSX Films
• Ignite Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (North America)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (1999) (USA)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Film Finances  completion guarantor

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some teen alcohol abuse

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Company:

HSX Films

Trivia:

The city of Goldfield, Nevada had more snow during the four weeks of production than it had in the preceding thirty years.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Cale:Come on Blue, it's easy money. Billy said 10 bucks an hour, man. That's some cash. The way I figure it, we can make at least a hundred bucks a day fixin' up the motel.

Movie Connections:

Features Galaga (1981) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Walking in the Rain

i liked it!

i really did like this movie. it's totally cheesy and teeny-bobberish, but it's cute. casey affleck is great and so is kate hudson. i rented this movie and watched it like 5 times over the course of my 5-day rental. gotta get my money's worth and i feel like i did.