Far from Home (1989)
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Former child star and one-time scandal magnet Drew Barrymore had her first teenage role in this offbeat thriller with comic overtones. Charlie Cross (Matt Frewer) is vacationing with his 15-year-old daughter, Joleen (Barrymore). Charlie and Joleen are stranded in an Arizona trailer park when they… More Former child star and one-time scandal magnet Drew Barrymore had her first teenage role in this offbeat thriller with comic overtones. Charlie Cross (Matt Frewer) is vacationing with his 15-year-old daughter, Joleen (Barrymore). Charlie and Joleen are stranded in an Arizona trailer park when they run out of gas, and they quickly get to know their temporary neighbors, including ill-tempered landlady Agnes Reed (Susan Tyrrell), her son, Jimmy (Andras Jones), friendly but scrambled Vietnam vet Duckett (Richard Masur), fellow travelers Amy (Jennifer Tilly) and Louise (Karen Austin), and geeky Pinky Sears (Anthony Rapp). However, it turns out that a psychotic murderer is in their midst, and Sheriff Bill Childers (Dick Miller) joins with the mobile home dwellers in trying to catch the killer before he can strike again. Far From Home marked the directorial debut of Meiert Avis, while screenwriter Tommy Lee Wallace previously worked with co-star Frewer as a director for the TV series Max Headroom. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Meiert Avis, Rachel Tsutsumi
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Vestron Video
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Cast
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Matt Frewer
as Charlie Cross
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Drew Barrymore
as Joleen Cross
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Richard Masur
as Duckett
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Karen Austin
as Louise
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Anthony Rapp
as Pinky Sears
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Andras Jones
as Jimmy Reed
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Susan Tyrrell
as Agnes Reed
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Dick Miller
as Sheriff Bill Childers
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Jennifer Tilly
as Amy
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Connie Sawyer
as Viney Hunt
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Stephanie Walski
as Sissy Reed
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Teri Weigel
as Woman in Trailer
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John Spencer
as TV Preacher
