Desert Blue

Desert Blue (1998)

  • 37% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (1,343 ratings)

Morgan J. Freeman directed this comedy-drama that takes place in the desert town of Baxter Beach, California, where the locals, lookers, visitors and slackers include dreamer Blue (Brendan Sexton III), pipe-bomb babe Ely (Christina Ricci), all-terrain-vehicle champ Pete (Casey Affleck), nerdy Sandy… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Morgan J. Freeman
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 18, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Dec 28, 1999
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    Strains itself in trying to be relentlessly offbeat.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...coast[s] along on the charisma of the actors...

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    This quirky and endearing film celebrates the ways in which people can bond together, share dreams, and change their lives in the midst of a crisis.

  • Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazine

    Another reason to abolish the now-abhorrent [Sundance] festival altogether.

  • Peter Henne, Film Journal International

    Freeman seems to have spent much time lining up the plotlines, but somewhere along the way forgot to impart grit and substance to his characters.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Universal D


    A small town in the California desert and a young all star cast (with an appropriate alt/indie soundtrack supporting them) consider metaphysical stuff. Meant to be cooler than it actually is cool, everyone does manage to look mah-velous. Like the town though nobody's going… More

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: Casey Affleck, Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, John Heard, Ethan Suplee, Sara Gilbert, Peter Sarsgaard, Lee Holmes, Michael Ironside Director: Morgan J. Freeman Summary: When the FBI quarantines a seemingly nondescript town that boasts a random roadside… More

  • Emily A


    It's amazing how much cool stuff can come from a town as small as Baxter. This is a very small, character-driven movie, and I love the portrayal of the ways in which the town natives amuse themelves in the desolate desert. The casting was really good too, as was the script. Props… More

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