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Far from Home

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 26m
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5.5/10
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Drew Barrymore in Far from Home (1989)
A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.
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A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park whe... Read allA teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.

  • Director
    • Meiert Avis
  • Writers
    • Theodore Gershuny
    • Tommy Lee Wallace
  • Stars
    • Matt Frewer
    • Drew Barrymore
    • Richard Masur
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Meiert Avis
    • Writers
      • Theodore Gershuny
      • Tommy Lee Wallace
    • Stars
      • Matt Frewer
      • Drew Barrymore
      • Richard Masur
    • 25User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Matt Frewer
    Matt Frewer
    • Charlie Cox
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Joleen Cox
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Duckett
    Karen Austin
    Karen Austin
    • Louise
    Susan Tyrrell
    Susan Tyrrell
    • Agnes Reed
    Andras Jones
    Andras Jones
    • Jimmy Reed
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Sheriff Bill Childers
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Pinky Sears
    Connie Sawyer
    Connie Sawyer
    • Viney Hunt
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Amy
    Stephanie Walski
    • Sissy Reed
    Murrill Maglio
    • Man in Trailer
    Teri Weigel
    Teri Weigel
    • Woman in Trailer
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • TV Preacher
    Fred Culbertson
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Meiert Avis
    • Writers
      • Theodore Gershuny
      • Tommy Lee Wallace
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    • Trivia
      The watches Joleen wears are SWATCH brand watches. And it was the style at the time to wear more than one.
    • Goofs
      A safety harness is visible when Pinky is chasing Joleen up the ladder of the microwave relay tower and the mechanism it is attached to is rolling up the front of the ladder with her.
    • Quotes

      Pinky Sears: [Last distraught lines] I thought you loved me?

      [gets shot in the thigh causing him to lose his balance]

      Pinky Sears: ... Bye.

      Joleen Cox: [screams as Pinky falls onto an antenna impaling him] NO!

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    5/10
    jailbait Drew in slasher movie
    L.A. writer Charlie Cox (Matt Frewer) and his restless daughter Joleen (Drew Barrymore) are driving home after a cross country trip of the national parks. She's turning 14 and can't wait to return home. They stop at the small desert town of Banco, Nevada. Gas station owner Ducket (Richard Masur) has no gas and Joleen encounters local Jimmy Reed. Sheriff Bill Childers (Dick Miller) is investigating a murder at the store and tells them to go to the nearby Palomino Guest Ranch and Trailer Park. It is owned by the hard Agnes Reed with her bad boy son Jimmy and bratty Sissy. There are Louise (Karen Austin) and Amy (Jennifer Tilly) at the park. Also there is nice boy Pinky Sears.

    After her childhood success, a young Drew Barrymore is trying to continue with some jailbait roles culminating in 'Poison Ivy'. This could be a tense slasher thriller but the movie plays up the jailbait element at every turn. It's a bit awkward. It would be so much more appealing for her to be a little reserved and play up more of the innocence. She's a very compelling actress and it would make Jimmy Reed more threatening. The music cues for Jimmy get a bit annoying. The Reeds are so over the top that it borders on camp. The narration is mostly unnecessary, the title is too weak and the twist is too obvious. There are some good elements in this like Drew but it also fails in too many places.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wilder Sand
    • Filming locations
      • Gerlach, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lightning Pictures
      • Planet Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,859
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,763
      • Jun 4, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,859
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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