Episode 594 · Film year 1989
Far From Home (1989)
- Special Guests
- Meiert Avis, Tommy Lee Wallace, Paul Miller, Donald P. Borchers
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Andras Jones, Bryan Connolly
Show notes
We kickoff #Noirvember 2022 with something a little different; an erotic thriller from 1989. Directed by Meiert Avis, co-written by Tommy Lee Wallace, shot by Paul Elliott (opens in a new tab), and produced by Donald P. Borchers, the film stars Drew Barrymore as Joleen Cox who, along with her father Charley (Matt Frewer) are stranded in a shitty little trailer park in Nevada on their way back to California.
She’s on the edge of 14 years old and encounters a whole mess of interesting characters… and character actors. There’s Susan Tyrrell who runs the trailer park, Dick Miller as the local lawman, Richard Masur as a burnt out mechanic, Anthony Rapp as a squirrely little guy named Pinky, and there’s some guy named Andras Jones (opens in a new tab) who menaces Joleen and may be murdering people around the park.
Andras Jones and Bryan Connolly of The World Is Wrong podcast (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the film and the phenomenon of erotic thrillers.
She’s on the edge of 14 years old and encounters a whole mess of interesting characters… and character actors. There’s Susan Tyrrell who runs the trailer park, Dick Miller as the local lawman, Richard Masur as a burnt out mechanic, Anthony Rapp as a squirrely little guy named Pinky, and there’s some guy named Andras Jones (opens in a new tab) who menaces Joleen and may be murdering people around the park.
Andras Jones and Bryan Connolly of The World Is Wrong podcast (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the film and the phenomenon of erotic thrillers.
Labels: Andras Jones Anthony Rapp Bryan Connolly Dick Miller Donald P. Borchers Drew Barrymore Erotic Thriller Matt Frewer Meiert Avis Noirvember Paul Elliott Richard Masur Susan Tyrell Tommy Wallace
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Music credits
- "Gun Shy" - 10,000 Maniacs
- "Hometown Boy Made Bad" - Mr. Jones & The Previous
Links & resources
- Become a supporter of The Projection Booth (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Far From Home on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Meiert Avis website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Donald P. Borchers's YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)
- Visit The Directors’ Wall podcast (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Radio8Ball (opens in a new tab)
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