PLAGUES and PLEASURES on the SALTON SEA returns to the Red Vic; 8/1-8/3

RED VIC MOVIE HOUSE
1727 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.668.8999
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
contact: metzler [at] rocketmail.com

Return Engagement:

PLAGUES AND PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA
Tuesday Aug. 1 - Thursday Aug. 3

Showtimes: Tues & Thurs: 7:15, 9:15; Wed: 2:00, 7:15, 9:15

http://www.saltonseadoc.com

"Weird and wonderful." - The New Times

"Historically thorough and thoroughly hysterical." - L.A. Weekly

Dirs. Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer US 2005 (video: 71 min.)

Plagues and Pleasures is a feature documentary directed by Chris Metzler & Jeff Springer, with narration by legendary counterculture filmmaker John Waters and music by the southwestern, alt-rock supergroup, Friends of Dean Martinez.

Once known as the California Riviera, the Salton Sea is now called one of America's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Yet a few hardy eccentrics hang on to hope, including a roadside nudist waving at passing European tourists, a man building a religious mountain out of mud and paint, beer-loving Hungarian Revolutionary Hunky Daddy, and the real-estate Ronald McDonald known simply as The Landman. Through their perceptions and misconceptions, the strange history and unexpected beauty of the Salton Sea is revealed.

Plays with short, LSD-A-GO-GO (Dir. Scott Calonico, 10 min.)

Director Chris Metzler will be present at evening screenings for Q&A.

Showtimes: Tues & Thurs: 7:15, 9:15; Wed: 2:00, 7:15, 9:15

Tickets: $8 for evening screenings, $6 for 2:00 matinees, $4 for seniors and children at all times. Tickets go on sale 20 minutes before each screening at the Red Vic box office.