Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006)
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.
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A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
In 2004, John Waters narrated Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea, a humorous documentary on the accidental lake created in the desert of Southern California. You can now find the film hosted on the YouTube channel of KQED, the public television outfit in San Francisco (where we're getting heavy, heavy rains today). Once known as the "California Riviera," the Salton Sea is now considered one of America's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Plagues & Pleasures is an epic western tale of real estate ventures and failed boomtowns.
"Plagues and Pleasures On The Salton Sea" is perfectly surreal...and captures an incredible slice of Americana. The filmmakers accurately document an area and an ethos that is utterly unique. I also dug the music, by the band FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ, which seemed to both express and compliment the film. This is one of those films that reinforce the beauty and importance ofdocumentary film-making. I can't imagine casting the characters that appear, or dressing a location to be as amazingly bizarre as the scenes in "Plagues and Pleasures On The Salton Sea". The film-makers are clearly serious, but there is an underlying humor to the entire piece. I throughly recommend it.
As an avid Salton Sea fan (been three times) I was totally excited about this film. The filmmakers do an excellent job in explaining all the circumstances that have affected, currently effect, and will affect the Salton Sea in a very entertaining way. You're introduced to many of the residents of the Salton Sea area and what draws (or keeps) them there.One of my favorite things in this film were the old films from when the Salton Sea was a major attraction. If you've ever been there recently, it'll break your heart to see it in its glory days.I highly recommend this film to anyone, especially those who love "weird" history.
I had the pleasure of watching this movie over the weekend. I've seen a couple of shorts on the Salton Sea in the past. My wife used to party there so I also have a personal history to draw upon. She watched it with me as well. This piece is a well balanced look at the beginnings of the sea as well as great footage of the heyday. The locals are presented in a less tabloid manner than the previous shorts I've already mentioned. I am drawn to the plight of the residents and will at some time make the trip just to see it for myself. This movie further solidifies my resolve for this trip. It is a documentary that is pretty evident in it's purpose to portray an even handed opinion. It also lists, to a degree, the pluses and minuses on whether CA should spend the money to reclaim the area. I think it's the best piece I've seen on the sea, to date. I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested in the sea or just likes personal interest stories about people who just refuse to give up when everything around them tells them they should.