Bagdad Cafe (1987) -

: The film is famous for its dreamy, surreal cinematography and its iconic, haunting theme song, "Calling You" by Jevetta Steele .

: While the town of Bagdad, CA is now a ghost town, the movie was filmed at the Sidewinder Cafe in Newberry Springs. Following the film's success, the real cafe renamed itself Bagdad Cafe and remains a popular tourist stop. Bagdad Cafe (1987)

The film begins on a lonely stretch of Route 66, where a stout German tourist named (Marianne Sägebrecht) has a blowout argument with her husband and decides to walk away into the shimmering desert heat. : The film is famous for its dreamy,

: Brenda is a stressed-out, short-tempered woman who has just kicked out her own lazy husband. She is initially suspicious of the prim, sensible German woman who suddenly appears in her chaotic world. The film begins on a lonely stretch of

: Carrying her heavy suitcases, Jasmin eventually stumbles upon the "Bagdad Cafe," a dilapidated truck stop and motel run by Brenda (CCH Pounder).