Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006)
De Salton Sea: een binnenzee met enorme vissterfte, rottende resorts en nachten van 120 graden, gelegen op slechts enkele minuten van het stedelijke Zuid-Californië. Deze film beschrijft de opkomst en ondergang van de Salton Sea, vanaf de hoogtijdagen als de 'California Riviera', waar watersporters en strandjongens zich in het paradijs vermengden, tot de huidige staat van verval, vergeten ecologische ramp.
Regiseurs: 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 |
| Directing | Jeff Springer | Director |
| Production | Chris Metzler | Producer |
| Sound | Bill Elm | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Chris Metzler | Cinematography |
| Crew | Jeff Springer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Jeff Springer | Editor |
| Sound | Scott Hirsch | Sound mixer |
| Visual Effects | Josh Kurz | Visual Effects |