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Release Year1983
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Music
Votes9
DirectorRick Schmidt
WritersRick Schmidt, Dick Richardson
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsEmerald Cities
About 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.
Directed by Rick Schmidt, Emerald Cities leans on a strong ensemble — Carolyn Zaremba, Ed Nylund, Dick Richardson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1983.
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