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.
Directors: Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer.
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John Waters as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Sonny Bono as Himself (archival footage) |
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Norm Niver as Himself |
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Petre Melvin as Himself |
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Leonard Knight as Himself |
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Bobbie Todhunter as Herself |
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Steve Horvitz as Himself |
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Lechon Rainey as Herself |
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Paul Clement as Himself |
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Newt Gingrich as Self (archival footage) |
| Directing | Chris Metzler | Director |
| Sound | Scott Hirsch | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Bill Elm | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Chris Metzler | Cinematography |
| Production | Chris Metzler | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Josh Kurz | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Jeff Springer | Cinematography |
| Directing | Jeff Springer | Director |
| Editing | Jeff Springer | Editor |