Movie

Desert Blue

1999 · 90 min

A gentle, offbeat hangout movie that finds warmth and quiet melancholy among eccentric small-town characters.

Tagline: Once You Get There, You'll Never Want To Leave
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Isolation, coming-of-age, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
coming-of-age
family
identity
friendship
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild