Emerald Cities (1983)
Emerald Cities, completing the trilogy, is a story about a young woman who runs off from her Death Valley home to seek her fortune. Her drunken dad still stuck in his Santa suit from the local Christmas pagent, follows and soon comes in contact with the "new dark ages" of 1984. Juxtapositions of "on-the street" interviews (by Willie Boy Walker), punk performances by bands Flipper and The Mutants, TV shows of past-life hypnotism and nuclear destruction, and a crazed ex-con all finally intermix with the characters' own sagas.
Director: Rick Schmidt
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Carolyn Zaremba as Z |
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Ed Nylund as Santa |
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Dick Richardson as Martian |
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Ted Falconi as Punk |
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Kelly Boen as Miner |
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Willie Boy Walker as Club MC |
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Liam Cutchins as Promoter |
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Arnie Passman as Young Santa |
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Lowell Darling as Politician |
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Lowell Darling as Politician |
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Freuda Morris as Hypnotist |
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Debby Krant as Elf |
| Directing | Rick Schmidt | Director |
| Crew | Ted Falconi | Additional Writing |
| Camera | Bill Kimberlin | Additional Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dick Richardson | Writer |
| Sound | Nick Bertoni | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Rick Schmidt | Editor |
| Crew | Ed Nylund | Additional Writing |
| Camera | Julie Schachter | Still Photographer |
| Camera | George Manupelli | Additional Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bill Kimberlin | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Rick Schmidt | Writer |
| Production | Rick Schmidt | Producer |
| Camera | Kathleen Beeler | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | John Vargo | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Willie Boy Walker | Additional Writing |
