Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006) is a documentary film directed by Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer rated 6.8/10.

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.

Cast

John Waters

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sonny Bono

Himself (archival footage)

Norm Niver

Himself

Petre Melvin

Himself

Leonard Knight

Himself

Bobbie Todhunter

Herself

Steve Horvitz

Himself

Lechon Rainey

Herself

Paul Clement

Himself

Newt Gingrich

Self (archival footage)