Vivian Bell, professor Engelse taal- en letterkunde, reist naar Reno (Nevada) om zich snel te laten scheiden van haar man. Ze logeert bij Frances Parker en wordt verliefd op haar lesbische stiefdochter Cay. De relatie die tussen de twee ontstaat doet het nodige stof opwaaien.
Nee, helaas is Desert Hearts nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Donna Deitch | Producer |
| Writing | Jane Rule | Author |
| Directing | Donna Deitch | Director |
| Production | Tim Flack | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Arrington | Makeup Artist |
| Art | David Brisbin | Art Direction |
| Production | Cami Taylor | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Marando | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda M. Bass | Costume Design |
| Art | Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Editing | Robert Estrin | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Natalie Cooper | Writer |
| Production | Carol Jefferies | Associate Producer |
