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Far From Home

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Charlie Cox (Matt Frewer) should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen (Drew Barrymore), his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the night at a dilapidated trailer park. There, Joleen catches the eye of two teenage boys, Jimmy (Andras Jones) and Pinky (Anthony Rapp) -- either of whom could be the serial killer currently terrorizing the town.
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Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Jun 18
3/5
While Scream is regarded as Drew Barrymore’s first slasher movie, there should be some consideration for Far from Home as well. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 29 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more steve d 07/11/2020 The strange tone sinks it. See more 11/23/2019 An interesting find in the Drew Barrymore crate. See more 08/19/2017 An okay thriller. Drew Barrymore was good, but the movie itself was super predictable with some pretty cheesy moments and some bad acting. It was also trashy in a pretty comical way. See more 05/08/2016 I remember this coming out when I worked at a video store and thinking it was weird to see Drew Barrymore move from child actor ("ET," "Firestarter," "Cats Eye" etc.) into a more mature teen role, before her better known transitional films like "Poison Ivy" or "The Amy Fisher Story." The story here is a lurid thriller set in an Arizona trailer park, with Barrymore and her dad, Matt Frewer, finding themselves stuck in a trailer park. The trailer part is run by Susan Tyrrell and who's other residents include Richard Masur, Anthony Rapp and Jennifer Tilly, A series of murders start occurring at the park and the mystery of who's committing the murders is the main crux of the film, although the mystery isn't all that mysterious for anyone who's ever watched a thriller before. Written by Tommy Lee Wallace, who wrote the mini-series adaptation of "It" and the underrated "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," it's not a brilliant script, but the film does have a trashy appeal to it., even if the mystery isn't much of one. You also get Dick Miller as the town sheriff, so that never hurts. See more 11/26/2015 Welcome to mid-drift USA. I know it's hard to imagine, but this film takes place in a world before cellphones where people could actually be stranded. In Far From Home, preteen rape bate Drew Barrymore, her irresponsible writer dad, and some strangers become stuck in a probably radioactive trailer town in the Nevada desert because of a gas shortage. A series of mysterious homicides ensue, and the action lies somewhere in-between a palpable nightmare and a Sunday afternoon made-for-tv movie. Serious props to the stellar screaming and bad parenting acted out by Susan Tyrrell. Tagline: A highly philosophical x-con uses a sniper riffle--hip or dangerous? See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Charlie Cox (Matt Frewer) should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen (Drew Barrymore), his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the night at a dilapidated trailer park. There, Joleen catches the eye of two teenage boys, Jimmy (Andras Jones) and Pinky (Anthony Rapp) -- either of whom could be the serial killer currently terrorizing the town.
Director
Meiert Avis
Producer
Donald P. Borchers
Screenwriter
Tommy Lee Wallace
Distributor
Vestron Pictures
Production Co
Lightning Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 30, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 26m
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