CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 0h 57m

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

Once “California’s Riviera”, the Salton Sea is now America’s worst ecological disaster.

69%(11)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byChris Metzler, Jeff Springer

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
EN
Released
February 24, 2006
Studios
Tilapia Film

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Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea - Trailer

Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
John Waters

John Waters

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono

Himself (archival footage)

Norm Niver

Himself

Petre Melvin

Himself

Leonard Knight

Leonard Knight

Himself

Bobbie Todhunter

Herself

Steve Horvitz

Himself

Lechon Rainey

Herself

Paul Clement

Himself

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Self (archival footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Chris Metzler
Jeff Springer
Produced by
Chris Metzler

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