In Watermelon Sugar (1986)
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Presented by Hip Pocket Theatre, Fort Worth, Texas. In Watermelon Sugar takes place in a world where life is lived simply and everything is made from watermelon sugar, a substance refined from both the watermelons grown on the commune and Brautigan's considerable imagination. The central character, another of Brautigan's gentle narrators, is the only writer in what seems to be the only settlement left on the planet. In fact, intellectual and artistic pursuits are allowed but not encouraged in the commune called iDEATH. Most of the residents live their lives on a more literal, physical plane: making stew for the gang, turning watermelons into building materials, and constructing transparent underwater tombs. Life at iDEATH moves at a leisurely, idyllic pace.
- Release date
- October 3, 1986
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Leah Buchanan as Pauline
- Jeff Farrell as The man
- Richard Harris as Fred
- Carmen Khan as Margaret
- James Maynard as Tigers
- John Murphy as Charley
- Lorca Simons as Strawberry girl
- Jimmy Joe Steenbergan as Old Chuck
- Ric Swain as Al
Crew
- John Murphy · Director
- Richard Brautigan · Writer
- James Maynard · Production designer