
Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
Visit website6.8/10 • 5
1988-09-12 • 1h 20m
Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Directors
- Tony Buba
- Editors
- Tony Buba

Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
Visit website1988-09-12 • 1h 20m
6.8/10 • 5
Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Directors
- Tony Buba
- Editors
- Tony Buba
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsTony Buba
Himself
Stephen Pellegrino
Himself
Richard Waddingham
The Explainer
Sal Carullo
Himself
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $45,000.00
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- unemploymentdecadencesteel workersteel town