Once You Get There, You'll Never Want To Leave
An academic obsessed with roadside attractions and his tv-star daughter stop at a small desert town to see the world's largest ice cream cone, where, because of an accident that spilled an unknown substance all over the highway, they are forced to spend a few days with the towns eccentric residents.
Desert Blue (1999) is a comedy and drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman, released on June 4, 1999 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Kate Hudson, Brendan Sexton III, John Heard and Christina Ricci. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 43 ratings.
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Kate Hudson
as Skye Davidson
Brendan Sexton III
as Blue Baxter
John Heard
as Prof. Lance Davidson
Christina Ricci
as Ely Jackson
Casey Affleck
as Pete Kepler
Sara Gilbert
as Sandy
Ethan Suplee
as Cale
Peter Sarsgaard
as Billy Baxter
Lucinda Jenney
as Caroline Baxter
Michael Ironside
as Agent Frank Bellows
Daniel von Bargen
as Sheriff Jackson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Agent Summers
Directed by Morgan J. Freeman, written by Morgan J. Freeman, produced by Michael Burns, Nadia Leonelli and Andrea Sperling.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 43 ratings.
**_Long stop at a desolate settlement in the Southwest and the peculiar people thereof_** A TV actress and her professor father (Kate Hudson and John Heard) stop at a dying mining town in the desert to see a roadside attraction and inadvertently become stuck there for a few days. The eccentric citizens include a young man preoccupied with his late father’s dream (Brendan Sexton III), a girl obsessed with pipe bombs…
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Desert Blue (1999) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Desert Blue (1999) includes Kate Hudson, Brendan Sexton III, John Heard, Christina Ricci and Casey Affleck. The film was directed by Morgan J. Freeman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Desert Blue was released on June 4, 1999 and runs for 1h 30m.
Desert Blue (1999) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 43 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Desert Blue trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
