"Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea" - Trailer

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 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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[wateringwoman]

OK, nothing shows on this video. Perhaps it's time to take it down.

[saltonseadoc]

This is a problem that some videos on YouTube are having. If you update to the most recent version of Flash you should be a-okay.

[saltonseadoc]

This is a problem that some videos on YouTube are having. If you update to the most recent version of Flash you should be a-okay.

[asmfmjb]

We stumbled upon the Salton sea by accident back in 2006. I'd swear that most of the Twilight zone shows were inspired by the sureal abandoned buildings, the old burned out hippies running the marina, the zillions of dead fish, and the now, long dead classic automobiles up on blocks! Also, one of the neatest places I've seen!

[BlackIcexxi]

@saltonseadoc mine is up to date, and it unfortunately still doesn't work

[modcat]

Clean bike. Minimalistic lines. Core quality.  Advancing cycle builds. Keep it going.

[jennafergrace]

have the newest flash player, this video just doesn't work :(

[rickydelatejera]

I gave it a thumbs down, not because it is no good, but because I didn't see or hear anything.

Please fix it. It looks interesting

[scarstruck85]

Thanks to the Joe Rogan podcast!

[ZachFromDetroit]

Rogan!

[RAWRCookyMonstr]

wow, last time i went to the salton sea was a week ago and the little store owned by emmie on the marina was robbed and broken into. my favorite cabana to rent was number 11 but it was destroyed...... i saw all of the tilapia too..... thousands washed up on the shore. so i went shooting for pelicans near the sinking sand, and i scared a bird and a fucking tree humper called the cops on me..... stupid photographer... but anyways the cops got to me and when the got the call they said fuck it. yay!