Desert Bloom (1986)
"The nuclear family meets the atomic age."

Title: Desert Bloom
Original Title: Desert Bloom
Release Date: 1986-01-22
Status: Released
Rating: 5.5/10 (from 18 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Family
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic step-father. Her memories of Robin, her first-love, are much happier and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr -- who's visit is fun but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Las Vegas' bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.
Cast

Annabeth Gish
Rosalie "Rose" Chismore

Jon Voight
Jack Chismore

JoBeth Williams
Lily Chismore

Ellen Barkin
Aunt Starr

Jay Underwood
Robin

Allen Garfield
Mr. Mosol

Christine Lahti
Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)

Laura Rasmussen
Meryl Mosol