Long before she was in Friends, Courteney Cox had to deal with a few enemies in Blue Desert. A rape victim, Cox is given the runaround by the New York police. Fed up with city life, she heads for the wide open spaces of Arizona. Not long afterward, she is propositioned by lowlife Craig Sheffer. She reports this to sympathetic local cop D.B. Sweeney, who replies matter-of-factly that this is not the first time that Sheffer has been accused of a sexual offense. To her amazement, Cox is later visited by Sheffer, who agitatedly warns her not to trust the supposedly sweet-natured Sweeney. Someone is lying about something-and Cox plain doesn't know who to believe. When she finally finds out, it's nearly too late. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Vali Ashton - Young Woman; Gary Ballard - Townie 2; Ann Bellamy; Christopher Collins - Phone Man; Diane Diefendorf - Nurse; Tom Finnegan - Ed O'Donnell; Philip Baker Hall - Joe; Anita Keith - Elderly Lady 2; Tommy Lamey - Garage Assistant; Joe Lerer - Townie 1; Robert Miano - William Karp; Connie Sawyer - Elderly Lady 1; Pete Schrum; David Ursin - Doctor; Ray Lykins - Mugger
Credit
David G. Cannon - Art Director, Dara L. Waxman - Art Director, Robert Barcus - Co-producer, Martin F. Gold - Co-producer, Coleen Kelso - Costume Designer, Bradley Battersby - Director, Debra Bard - Editor, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), Joel Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), Dan Navarro - Songwriter, Michael Perry - Production Designer, Paul Murphy - Cinematographer, Arthur Collis - Producer, Michael S. Murphey - Producer, Joel Soisson - Producer, David Peters - Producer, Bradley Battersby - Screenwriter, Arthur Collis - Screenwriter
A rape victim, comic strip artist Lisa Roberts is given the runaround by the New York police. Tired with city life, she heads for the wide open spaces of Arizona. Not long afterward, she is propositioned by lowlife Randall Atkins. She reports this to sympathetic local policeman Steve Smith, who replies matter-of-factly that this is not the first time that Atkins has been accused of a sexual offense. To her amazement, Roberts is later visited by Atkins, who agitatedly warns her not to trust the sweet-natured policeman. Someone is lying about something, and Roberts plainly does not know what to believe. When she finds out, it is nearly too late.
This film features a scene that would lead many viewers to believe that Courteney Cox was naked. Ms. Cox has stated, however, that a body double was used in her place.
The filming locations were Inyokern, California and Red Rock Canyon State Park, Cantil, California.
