Blue Desert (film)

Blue Desert
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Directed by	Bradley Battersby
Written by	Arthur Collis Bradley Battersby
Starring	Courteney Cox D. B. Sweeney Craig Sheffer Sandy Ward
Music by	Joel Goldsmith
Cinematography	Paul Murphy (cinematographer)
Edited by	Debra Bard
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 9, 1991 (1991-01-09)
Running time	98 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Blue Desert (1991) is a psychological thriller film starring Courteney Cox and D. B. Sweeney, directed by Bradley Battersby. The original music score is composed by Joel Goldsmith. The filming locations were Inyokern, California and Red Rock Canyon State Park, Cantil, California.

Plot summary

A rape victim, comic book artist Lisa Roberts is given the runaround by the New York City Police Department. Tired with city life, she heads for the wide open spaces of Arizona. Not long afterward, she is propositioned by lowlife Randall Atkins. She reports this to sympathetic local policeman Steve Smith, who replies matter-of-factly that this is not the first time that Atkins has been accused of a sexual offense.

To her amazement, Roberts is later visited by Atkins, who agitatedly warns her not to trust the sweet-natured policeman. Someone is lying about something, and Roberts plainly does not know what to believe. When she finds out, it is nearly too late.

Main cast

• Courteney Cox – Lisa Roberts
• D. B. Sweeney – Steve Smith
• Craig Sheffer – Randall Atkins
• Sandy Ward – Walter
• Philip Baker Hall – Joe

External links

• Blue Desert at IMDb
• Blue Desert at AllMovie
• Review of the movie, focusing on Courteney Cox as the lead character