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Emerald Cities

Emerald Cities, completing the trilogy, is a story about a young woman who runs off from her Death Valley home to seek her fortune. Her drunken dad still stuck in his Santa suit from the local Christmas pagent, follows and soon comes in contact with the "new dark ages" of 1984. Juxtapositions of "on-the street" interviews (by Willie Boy Walker), punk performances by bands Flipper and The Mutants, TV shows of past-life hypnotism and nuclear destruction, and a crazed ex-con all finally intermix with the characters' own sagas.

Top Cast

  • Carolyn Zaremba

    Carolyn Zaremba

    Z

  • Ed Nylund

    Ed Nylund

    Santa

  • Dick Richardson

    Dick Richardson

    Martian

  • Ted Falconi

    Ted Falconi

    Punk

  • Kelly Boen

    Kelly Boen

    Miner

  • Willie Boy Walker

    Willie Boy Walker

    Club MC

  • Liam Cutchins

    Liam Cutchins

    Promoter

  • Arnie Passman

    Arnie Passman

    Young Santa

  • Lowell Darling

    Lowell Darling

    Politician

Overview

Emerald Cities, completing the trilogy, is a story about a young woman who runs off from her Death Valley home to seek her fortune. Her drunken dad still stuck in his Santa suit from the local Christmas pagent, follows and soon comes in contact with the "new dark ages" of 1984. Juxtapositions of "on-the street" interviews (by Willie Boy Walker), punk performances by bands Flipper and The Mutants, TV shows of past-life hypnotism and nuclear destruction, and a crazed ex-con all finally intermix with the characters' own sagas.

Rating

6.6 / 10
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