Movie·2006·0h 57m
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Once “California’s Riviera”, the Salton Sea is now America’s worst ecological disaster.
Directed By
Chris Metzler
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
The Salton Sea: An inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban Southern California. This film details the rise and fall of the Salton Sea, from its heyday as the "California Riviera" where boaters and Beach Boys mingled in paradise to its present state of decaying, forgotten ecological disaster.
Producer
Chris Metzler
Music
Bill Elm
Editor
Jeff Springer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
John Waters
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sonny Bono
Himself (archival footage)
Norm Niver
Himself
Petre Melvin
Himself
Leonard Knight
Himself
Bobbie Todhunter
Herself
Steve Horvitz
Himself
Lechon Rainey
Herself
Paul Clement
Himself
Newt Gingrich
Self (archival footage)
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Crew
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