An adorable oddity. Director Percy Adlon's first English-language film is set in a run-down motel in the middle of the Mojave Desert and, like his earlier art-house hit SUGARBABY, stars the uniquely talented Marianne Sagebrecht. Jasmin Munchgstettner (Sagebrecht), a German
hausfrau, is
abandoned in the desert after an argument with her husband. After wandering for some time under the scorching sun, Jasmin checks into a dusty motel run by Brenda (CCH Pounder), a tough-talking, no-nonsense woman who treats her new boarder like some sort of space alien. With time, however, the
pair become the best of friends, turning the decrepit diner into the most exciting pl...
Released:
1987
Rated:
PG
Length:
91 mins