Miles from Home (1988)

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.

Director:

Gary Sinise

Writer:

Chris Gerolmo

Stars:

Brian Dennehy, Jason Campbell, Richard Gere

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Dennehy	...	Frank Roberts Sr.
Jason Campbell	...	Young Frank Roberts (as Jason Campbill)
Austin Bamgarner	...	Young Terry Roberts
Larry Poling	...	Nikita Khrushchev
Richard Gere	...	Frank Roberts
Kevin Anderson	...	Terry Roberts
Terry Kinney	...	Mark
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Sally
Helen Hunt	...	Jennifer
Francis Guinan	...	Tommy Malin
Mary Pat Hennagir	...	Checkout Girl
Judith Ivey	...	Frances
Robert Otis	...	Trailer Park Neighbor
Dennis Blome	...	Sheriff
Laurie Metcalf	...	Exotic Dancer

Storyline

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | bank | reporter | farming | bank robbery | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Farm of the Year

Filming Locations:

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$188,964 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braveworld Productions, J&M Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laura San Giacomo's first film.

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Connections

Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: L.A. Story/Sleeping with the Enemy/The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Take It Like A Man"
Written by John Tiven
Performed by The Sally Tiven Orchestra featuring Alan Merrill

User Reviews

another actor on the wrong side of the camera

Saddled with the foreclosure of their ailing Iowa farm, two brothers do the logical thing and burn it to the ground, embarking on an idyllic crime spree through Middle America and becoming folk heroes, which if nothing else seems to be a great way to meet sexy women. The script makes a brave attempt to dramatize the plight of farmers facing tough times, but unlike the drought-stricken heartland it suffers from an overabundance of corn. For a while the film wavers between being passable entertainment and an embarrassing, beer commercial ode to amber waves of grain, but whenever it threatens to become halfway interesting something obvious invariably happens: a lonely widow becomes available or a cop car comes into view, and so forth. Richard Gere downplays his matinée idol glamour, but not enough to disguise his resemblance to an American Gigolo playing Old MacDonald. And featured in the flashback introduction is (of course) Nikita Khrushchev; it figures that somewhere behind all the economic chaos of the Corn Belt the Commies had to be at fault.