Desert Blue 25 years old

Once You Get There, You'll Never Want To Leave

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.

Credits

Desert Blue Cast

Name Character
Christina Ricci She was 19, now 44 years old as Ely Jackson
Peter Sarsgaard He was 28, now 53 years old as Billy Baxter
Liev Schreiber He was 31, now 57 years old as Mickey Moonday (voice)
Lucinda Jenney She was 45, now 70 years old as Caroline Baxter
Casey Affleck He was 23, now 49 years old as Pete Kepler
Daniel von Bargen He was 48, 64 years old when he died as Sheriff Jackson
Michael Ironside He was 49, now 74 years old as Agent Frank Bellows
Ethan Suplee He was 23, now 48 years old as Cale
John Heard He was 53, 71 years old when he died as Prof. Lance Davidson
Kate Hudson She was 20, now 45 years old as Skye Davidson
Sara Gilbert She was 24, now 49 years old as Sandy
Brendan Sexton III He was 19, now 44 years old as Blue Baxter
Aunjanue Ellis She was 30, now 55 years old as Agent Summers
Lee Holmes He was 12, now 37 years old as Deputy Keeler
René Rivera He was 15, now 41 years old as Dr. Gordon
Fred Schneider He was 47, now 73 years old as KBLU Radio DJ (voice)

Desert Blue Crew

Name Department
Enrique Chediak as Director of Photography. He was 32 (now 57) years old Camera
Marc Butan as Executive Producer. Production
Andrea Sperling as Producer. She was 0 (now 24) years old Production
Michael Burns as Producer. He was 51 (now 76) years old Production
Morgan J. Freeman as Director. He was 29 (now 55) years old Directing
Morgan J. Freeman as Writer. He was 29 (now 55) years old Writing
Leanna Creel as Executive Producer. She was 28 (now 54) years old Production
Susan Shopmaker as Casting. Production
Gill Holland as Co-Producer. He was 34 (now 60) years old Production
Sabine Hoffman as Editor. Editing
David Doernberg as Production Design. Art
Trish Summerville as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Desert Blue poster
Desert Blue (25 years)

Once You Get There, You'll Never Want To Leave

  • Release day: Friday, June 04, 1999
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Budget: 2000000.00
  • Revenue: 100590.00