Desert Hearts (1986)

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NR | Drama | Released: 4/4/1986 |Box Office Total: $2.5M

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Synopsis:

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/4/1986

Director	Credit
Donna Deitch	Director
Cast	Credit
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 Frazier	Change Girl
Sheila Balter	Roadside Waitress
Tom Martin	Red Cop
Joan Mankin	Casino Waitress
Frank Murtha	Minister
Dave Roberts	Lon
Bob Blankman	Croupier
Ron Fisher	Drunk Gambler
Gene Skaug	Announcer
Donna Deitch	Hungarian Gambler
Production Credits	Credit
Donna Deitch	Producer
Cami Taylor	Co-Producer
Carol Jefferies	Associate Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Desert Heart Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Hallmark Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Mainline Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Reno, Nevada, USA
Writer	Credit
Jane Rule	Source Material (from novel)
Natalie Cooper	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Kim DiLonardo	Set Dresser
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall	Production Designer
Rosemary Brandenburg	Set Decorator
David Brisbin	Art Director - art direction
Bill Welch	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Sally Lear	Casting
Lear Casting	Casting Agency casting
Film Camera	Credit
Marty Layton	Camera Assistant
Robert Elswit	Director of Photography
Mitch Marcus	Camera Assistant
Music	Credit
Robert Estrin	Music - music consultant
Terri Fricon	Music Supervisor
Patsy Cline	Song Performer
Willie Nelson	Song
Sonny West	Song
Buddy Holly	Song Performer
Gay Jones	Music Supervisor
Serge Prokofiev	Music - music extract
Kitty Wells	Song Performer
Bill Tilghman	Song
Johnny Cash	Song Performer
Norman Petty	Song
Elvis Presley	Song Performer
Roy Bodkin	Song
Gene Vincent	Song Performer
John D Loudermilk	Song
Webb Pierce	Song Performer
Kitty Wells	Song
J D Miller	Song
Johnny Horton	Song Performer
Ferlin Husky	Song Performer
Johnny Cash	Song
Jim Reeves	Song Performer
Richard Rodgers	Song
Clyde McPhatter	Song Performer
Lorenz Hart	Song
Patti Page	Song Performer
Wiley Walker	Song - songs
Gene Sullivan	Song
Johnnie Ray	Song Performer
Ella Fitzgerald	Song Performer
Sheriff Tex Davis	Song
Andra Akers	Song Performer
Gene Vincent	Song
Joe Werner	Song
Webb Pierce	Song
Johnny Horton	Song
Tillman Franks	Song
Howard Hausey	Song
Smokey Rogers	Song
Joe Allison	Song
Audrey Allison	Song
J Shapiro	Song
Lou Stallman	Song
Claire Rothrock	Song
Milt Yakus	Song
Jeffrey Allen	Song
Churchill Kohlman	Song
Dorothy Parker	Song
Ralph Rainger	Song
Production Management	Credit
Shirley Dale	Location Coordinator
Michael Dill ('Doc')	Location Manager
George W Perkins	Assistant Director
Whitney Hunter	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Roberta Doheny	Sound Effects
Austin Kinney	Sound - sound recording mixer
John Brasher	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Beth Bergeron	Sound Effects
Alla Kahn	Sound Effects
Roberta Doheny	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Lars Nelson	Sound Effects
Visual Effects	Credit
Louise Kollenbaum	Titles - title design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Richard Arrington	Makeup
Linda M Bass	Costume Designer

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