Desert Bloom

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Desert Bloom ★★★ 1986 (PG)

On the eve of a nearby nuclear bomb test, a beleaguered alcoholic veteran and his family struggle through tensions brought on by a promiscuous visiting aunt and the chaotic, rapidly changing world. Gish shines as the teenage daughter through whose eyes the story unfolds. From a story by Corr and Linda Ramy. 103m/C VHS, DVD . Jon Voight, JoBeth Williams, Ellen Barkin, Annabeth Gish, Allen (Goorwitz) Garfield, Jay Underwood; D: Eugene Corr; W: Eugene Corr; C: Reynaldo Villalobos; M: Brad Fiedel.