Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

7.1

2006

1h 14m

Documentary

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.

Key Crew

Director

Chris Metzler

Producers

Chris Metzler

Music

Bill Elm

Cast (10)

John Waters

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sonny Bono

Himself (archival footage)

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