Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006)

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Released:
2006-02-24

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer

Runtime:
1h 14min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • John Waters
    as
    Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Sonny Bono
    as
    Himself (archival footage)
  • Norm Niver
    as
    Himself
  • Petre Melvin
    as
    Himself
  • Leonard Knight
    as
    Himself