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Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)
This doc is a fine blend of quirky humor and historical accuracy.
23 July 2005 - 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.
I've seen "Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea" twice now, and I'm wild about the latest version narrated by John Waters. His understated humorous tone is exactly right for this strange part of the universe inhabited by outsiders of all varieties.
Since I grew up at the sea as a child and wrote newspaper articles about it as an adult, I can verify that the documentary is fair and accurate. And it sure is funny. My students at San Bernardino Valley College laughed at the shenanigans of the people interviewed, grew silent at the travails of the sea and its wildlife, and then wanted to see the area for themselves.
My congratulations to the filmmakers.
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