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Blue Desert

Blue Desert

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Blue Desert

"Never run...where you can't hide."

1991

1h 37m

3.8(14 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

After surviving rape, comic-book artist Lisa Roberts moves from New York City to small town in Arizona. But there's danger in small towns too.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

Steve Smith

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Lisa Roberts

Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer

Randall Atkins

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Joe

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Walter

Pete Schrum

Pete Schrum

Burly Man (as Pete Schrum)

Anne Bellamy

Anne Bellamy

Emily

Robert Miano

Robert Miano

William Karp

Tom Finnegan

Tom Finnegan

Ed O'Donnell

Connie Sawyer

Connie Sawyer

Elderly Lady 1

Creative team

Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Written by: Bradley Battersby
Arthur Collis
Produced by: Arthur Collis
David Peters

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