Revealing mistake: When Cay and Vivian are out in the desert it starts raining. Yet once they're in the car after the big kiss they seem completely dry with their hair only slightly damp. Clearly they just got their hair sprayed.

Desert Hearts (1985)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Donna Deitch
Starring: Helen Shaver, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Patricia Charbonneau
Factual error: During the movie they play two Patsy Cline songs, Crazy and Leaving On Your Mind.Problem is Desert Hearts is set in 1959.Those two songs were released several years later, Crazy in 1961, Leaving On Your Mind in 1963.
Cay: Vivian, we have to get out of here, you know. Stand up. Take a walk. Have a Coke. Window shop?
Trivia: Ilene Chaiken, creator of The L Word, has praised this movie. She's said it's the best one of its genre and even had her show's cast watch it prior to making their TV show.
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