Desert Hearts
Brief Synopsis
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
Cast & Crew
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Donna Deitch
Director
Helen Shaver
Vivian Bell
Patricia Charbonneau
Cay Rivvers
Audra Lindley
Frances Parker
Andra Akers
Silver Dale
Dean Butler
Darrell
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio
Distribution Company
JANUS FILMS/SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY; Janus Films; Mainline Entertainment; Sonar Entertainment
Location
Reno, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Synopsis
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
Director
Donna Deitch
Director
Cast
Helen Shaver
Vivian Bell
Patricia Charbonneau
Cay Rivvers
Audra Lindley
Frances Parker
Andra Akers
Silver Dale
Dean Butler
Darrell
Katie Labourdette
Lucille
Jeffrey Tambor
Jerry
Gwen Welles
Gwen
Alex Mcarthur
Walter Parker
James Staley
Art Warner
Antony Ponzini
Joe Lorenzo
Denise Crosby
Pat
Tyler Tyhurst
Buck
Brenda Beck
Joyce
Sam Minsky
Best Man
Patricia Helene Frazier
Change Girl
Sheila Balter
Roadside Waitress
Tom Martin
Joan Mankin
Casino Waitress
Frank Murtha
Minister
Dave Roberts
Lon
Bob Blankman
Croupier
Ron Fisher
Drunk Gambler
Gene Skaug
Announcer
Donna Deitch
Hungarian Gambler
Crew
Andra Akers
Song Performer ("Lookin' For Someone To Love")
Jeffrey Allen
Song ("Old Cape Cod")
Audrey Allison
Song ("He'Ll Have To Go")
Joe Allison
Song ("He'Ll Have To Go")
Richard Arrington
Makeup
Shirley Barnhart
Stand-In
Linda M Bass
Costume Designer
Beth Bergeron
Sound Effects
Roy Bodkin
Song ("Amigos Guitar")
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decorator
John Brasher
Sound Rerecording Mixer
David Brisbin
Art Direction
Johnny Cash
Song Performer ("Get Rhythm")
Johnny Cash
Song
Patsy Cline
Song Performer ("Crazy" "Leavin' On Your Mind")
Natalie Cooper
Screenwriter
Russell Cusick
Stand-In
Shirley Dale
Location Coordinator
Tex Davis
Song ("Be-Bop-A-Lula")
Donna Deitch
Producer
Michael Dill
Location Manager
Kim Dilonardo
Set Dresser
Roberta Doheny
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Roberta Doheny
Sound Effects
Robert Elswit
Director Of Photography
Robert Estrin
Music Consultant
Robert Estrin
Editor
Ella Fitzgerald
Song Performer ("I Wished On The Moon")
Tillman Franks
Song ("Honky Tonk Man")
Terri Fricon
Music Supervisor
Karen Geiger
Production Assistant
Marjorie Gleed
Costumer Assistant (Location)
Lorenz Hart
Song ("Blue Moon")
Howard Hausey
Song ("Honky Tonk Man")
Buddy Holly
Song Performer ("Rave On")
Johnny Horton
Song Performer ("Honky Tonk Man")
Johnny Horton
Song
Whitney R Hunter
Assistant Director
Whitney Hunter
Assistant Director
Ferlin Husky
Song Performer ("Gone")
Jeffrey Jacobsen
Production Assistant
Carol Jefferies
Associate Producer
Gay Jones
Music Supervisor
Alla Kahn
Sound Effects
Austin Kinney
Sound Recording Mixer
Marsha Koff
Production Controller
Churchill Kohlman
Song ("Cry")
Louise Kollenbaum
Title Design
Coni Lancaster
Production Associate
Marty Layton
Camera Assistant
Sally Lear
Casting (Atmosphere)
John D. Loudermilk
Song ("Amigos Guitar")
Mitch Marcus
Camera Assistant
Patricia Mcguire
Production Assistant
Clyde Mcphatter
Song Performer ("Treasure Of Love")
J D Miller
Song ("It Wasn'T God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels")
Lars Nelson
Sound Effects
Willie Nelson
Song ("Crazy")
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Designer
Patti Page
Song Performer ("Old Cape Cod")
Dorothy Parker
Song ("I Wished On The Moon")
Terry Perez
Stand-In
George W Perkins
Assistant Director
Norman Petty
Song ("Rave On")
Webb Pierce
Song Performer ("Wondering")
Webb Pierce
Song ("Leavin' On Your Mind")
Elizabeth Pinkul
Production Assistant
Elvis Presley
Song Performer ("When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold")
Serge Prokofiev
Music Extract ("March" From "Suite For Three Oranges")
Ralph Rainger
Song ("I Wished On The Moon")
Johnnie Ray
Song Performer ("Cry")
Johnny Ray
Song Performer
Jim Reeves
Song Performer ("He'Ll Have To Go")
Richard Rodgers
Song ("Blue Moon")
Smokey Rogers
Song ("Gone")
Claire Rothrock
Song ("Old Cape Cod")
Jane Rule
Source Material (From Novel)
Reanon Rusk
Costumer Assistant
J Shapiro
Song ("Treasure Of Love")
Cameron Shilly
Stand-In
Marina Spadafora
Costumer Assistant
Lou Stallman
Song ("Treasure Of Love")
Gene Sullivan
Song ("When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold")
Cami Taylor
Co-Producer
Leslie Thompson
Other
Bill Tilghman
Song ("Rave On")
Gene Vincent
Song
Gene Vincent
Song Performer ("Be-Bop-A-Lula")
Vance Wait
Production Assistant
Wiley Walker
Songs ("When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold" "Leavin' On Your Mind")
Bill Welch
On-Set Dresser
Kitty Wells
Song ("Amigos Guitar")
Kitty Wells
Song Performer ("It Wasn'T God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" "Amigos Guitar")
Joe Werner
Song ("Wondering")
Sonny West
Song ("Rave On")
Milt Yakus
Song ("Old Cape Cod")
Patricia Yeckley
Stand-In
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio
Distribution Company
JANUS FILMS/SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY; Janus Films; Mainline Entertainment; Sonar Entertainment
Location
Reno, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States July 19, 2017
Released in United States August 1985
Released in United States June 5, 1990
Released in United States Spring April 4, 1986
Re-released in United States on Video November 7, 1995
Shown at New York International Festival of Lesbian and Gay Film in New York City June 5, 1990.
Began shooting August 6, 1984.
Released in United States Spring April 4, 1986
Released in United States June 5, 1990 (Shown at New York International Festival of Lesbian and Gay Film in New York City June 5, 1990.)
Limited Release in United States July 19, 2017 (New York)
Re-released in United States on Video November 7, 1995
Released in United States August 1985 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 1985.)
