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Desert Blue

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.

1999 |1h 30m |  Comedy, Drama

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Cast

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Casey Affleck

Pete Kepler

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Kate Hudson

Skye Davidson

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Brendan Sexton III

Blue Baxter

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Christina Ricci

Ely Jackson

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Ethan Suplee

Cale

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Sara Gilbert

Sandy

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Peter Sarsgaard

Billy Baxter

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John Heard

Prof. Lance Davidson

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Isidra Vega

Haley Gordon

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Rene Rivera

Dr. Gordon

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Lucinda Jenney

Caroline Baxter

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Daniel von Bargen

Sheriff Jackson

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Michael Ironside

Agent Frank Bellows

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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Agent Summers

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Fred Schneider

KBLU Radio DJ (voice)

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Liev Schreiber

Mickey Moonday (voice)

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Richmond Arquette

Truck Driver

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$100,590.00