DESERT BLOOM (1985)

EUGENE CORR

Art House Drama 1950s Nuclear

Cast

JON VOIGHT ELLEN BARKIN JOBETH WILLIAMS ANNABETH GISH ALLEN GARFIELD

Plot

This is a wonderful period piece full of whacky details from the weird and wonderful fifties. It's 1950 and the people of Las Vegas are learning their nuclear fall-out drill and wear dog-tags ready for the first A-bomb test out in the desert. Meanwhile, one young girl's life is itself exploding.......