Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

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.

Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy was released on September 12, 1988.

Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).

Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy was directed by Tony Buba.

The cast of Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy includes Tony Buba (Himself), Stephen Pellegrino (Himself), Richard Waddingham (The Explainer) and Sal Carullo (Himself).