Desert Blue (1999)

US:: R Comedy Drama

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.

Updated May 11 2020

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1999-06-06

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Runtime: 90 mins Rating: 5.9 Tag Line: Once You Get There, You'll Never Want To Leave

Cast

Peter Sarsgaard

Billy Baxter

Ethan Suplee

Cale

Daniel von Bargen

Sheriff Jackson

Casey Affleck

Tom Myers (uncredited)

Brendan Sexton III

Blue Baxter

Sara Gilbert

Sandy

Lucinda Jenney

Caroline Baxter

Christina Ricci

Ely Jackson