Salton Sea Documentary

As narrated by legendary counterculture filmmaker John Waters, there was time when the Salton Sea, tucked into the southeast corner of California was known as the Riviera of the West — a haven for jetsetters and vacationers. Originally created by accident, it's now called one of the country's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Still, a hardy few have hung on there, hoping for help to come along and restore the lake to its former glory. Congressman Sonny Bono himself was once dedicated to saving the lake, until he went skiing one day... Eccentrics abound in this surreal landscape: the naked guy who waves to passing RVs; the man who built his own holy mountain; beer-loving Hungarian Hunky Daddy; the guys who plan to get rich someday when this virtual sewer becomes a Riviera again. Hair-raising and hilarious, part history lesson, part cautionary tale and part portrait of one of the strangest communities you've ever seen, this is the American Dream gone as stinky as a dead carp.

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• sea
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• waters
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[rastakins]

This is a great documentary. The producers looked at all aspects of the place and created a balanced documentary, though I am sure they painted their canvas with the most colorful of characters. Gorgeous place in a post-apocalyptic way. In December I bought a vacation house out there in Salton City. There are 2000 newish houses, some selling at crazy mortgage-collapse prices.

[GermanicShepherd]

If you like camping, then go to the salton sea. it's a bargain. only $5 a night. :)

[BULLFROGGZ77]

WTF???!!!

[JeepityJ]

This film is SO much fun. :-))

[TheJovanist]

Look at all these broken people. They are lying to themselves ahahaHAHAHA

[TeknikAlity34]

Look at the street sign behind the Native American looking guy. " Sea Elf drive ".

[RafCityTV]

this reminds me of "borderlands" the video game.

[voltaman33]

Salton Sea is a scientific and "supernatural" wonder so mysterious and desolate.

[RavenCK]

Amazingly beautiful in its decay. I great pace for film makers and photographers.

[sHAd0W11591]

creepy, brainwashed,people

[muaythai193]

Joe Rogan sent me here...gonna watch the docu now! :)

[SpeakMyMind500]

their lives suck.