Far from Home (1989)


Far from Home
Release Date30 June 1989
TaglineOne boy wants her love. One boy wants her dead.
GenreThriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsGerlach, Nevada, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
ThemesNightmare Vacations, Serial Killers, Fathers and Daughters
TonesMenacing, Tense, Creepy
TagsDanger, Kill, Maniac, Obsession, Serial Killer, Stalking, Tourist, Trailer Park, Veteran [military], War

Far From Home is a 1989 Suspense/Independent Film/thriller (with slasher elements) starring Drew Barrymore, Matt Frewer, Jennifer Tilly, Dick Miller and the late John Spencer in a cameo role. It centered on a divorced father who breaks down in a desert town along with his teenage daughter, forced to stay in a trailer park they attract the intentions of a troubled local who becomes dangerously fixated on one of them. Barrymore's book, Little Girl Lost, which describes her battles with addiction, was written around the same time as this film was made. The film was shot in the Black Rock Desert and in Gerlach, NV.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Charlie Cox

Joleen Cox

Duckett

Louise

Agnes Reed

Andras Jones
Jimmy Reed

Sheriff Bill Childers

Pinky Sears

Connie Sawyer
Viney Hunt

Stephanie Walski
Sissy Reed

Murrill Maglio
Man in Trailer

Woman in Trailer

TV Preacher

Fred Culbertson
Police Officer

Director

Meiert Avis
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Writer

Theodore Gershuny

Tommy Lee Wallace

Producer

Donald P. Borchers
producer

Lawrence Kasanoff
executive producer

Robert Lansing Parker
associate producer

Ellen Steloff
executive producer

Original Music

Jonathan Elias
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Cinematographer

Paul Elliott

Editor

Marc Grossman
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Casting Director

Linda Francis
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Production Designer

Victoria Paul
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Art Director

Cate Bangs
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John Berger
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Set Decorator

Susan Raney
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Costume Designer

Donna Linson
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Makeup Department

Devora Fischa
hair stylist, makeup artist

Michelle Vittone
makeup artist, hair stylist

Production Manager

Fred Culbertson
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ben Dossett
first assistant director

Steve Fredriksz
second assistant director

Paul Plannette
second assistant director

Art Department

David Achenbrenner
carpenter

Jeff Cazanov
swing gang

Dan Deveny
carpenter

Tony Diebold
carpenter

John Drafton
swing gang

David Elton
assistant property master

Fred Haft
leadman

Ted Harms
construction foreman

Cynthia Johnson
scenic artist

Tom Johnston
swing gang

Robert E. Lee
carpenter

Basil Lombardo
paint foreman

Mike Lombardo
painter

Vince Lombardo
painter

Bill Luckey
property master

Elizabeth Moore
storyboard artist

Elena Plesa
scenic artist

Larry Vachon
scenic artist

Stella Wang
assistant to production designer

James T. Woods
construction coordinator

Jamie Yates
assistant property master

Sound Department

Martha Atwell
assistant sound editor

Gregg Barbanell
foley walker

Wallace R. Bearden
adr mixer

Gary C. Bourgeois
sound re-recording mixer

G.W. Brown
dialogue editor

Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer

Alice Clift
foley walker

Dane A. Davis
supervising sound editor

Barbara Delpuech
boom operator

William Fiege
production sound mixer

Gary Gegan
foley mixer

Tom Hammond
foley editor

John Kwiatkowski
sound effects editor

Mark Larry
assistant sound editor

Kimberly Ellen Lowe
dialogue editor

Todd Toon
assistant sound editor

Tracy Toon
assistant sound editor

Randy Vandegrift
adr editor

Special Effects

Charles Belardinelli
special effects

Thomas L. Bellissimo
special effects

Lou Carlucci
special effects coordinator

Stunts

Kenny Bates
stunt rigger

Alison Brown
stunts

Brian Christensen
stunt rigger

Shane Dixon
stunts

Tom Elliott
stunts

Richard Epper
stunts

Jean Malahni
stunts

Paula Marie Moody
stunts

Bernie Pock
stunts

Victoria Vanderkloot
stunts

Kurt Bryant
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert Bennett
second assistant camera

Anthony Caldwell
key grip

Don Cely
best boy electric

Louis DiCesare
gaffer

Michael Dreyer
best boy grip

Richard Eliano
first assistant camera

Bob Evans
video playback: Synclock Video

Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.
Steadicam assistant

Mauro Fiore
key grip

Bruce Alan Greene
Steadicam operator

Bradley E. Hatton
dolly grip

Jeffrey A. Johnson
grip

Ralph Merzbach
video playback: Synclock Video

Todd Parker
electrician

Mark Scholl
electrician

Roger Schweitzer
video playback: Synclock Video

Matthew Livingston
dolly grip

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting: The Looping Group

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Shari Gray
costumer

Editorial Department

Valerie Davidson
assistant editor

Elizabeth Hancock
assistant editor

Music Department

Bill Black
assistant music editor

Leland Bond
additional orchestrator

Jonathan Elias
orchestrator, music producer

Scott Elias
executive music producer

Sherman Foote
music mixer, music producer

Doug Hall
additional orchestrator

Chip Jenkins
music mixer

Susan Kent
associate music producer

Barbara Pokras
music editor

John J. Russo
associate music producer

Dick Bernstein
music editor

Transportation Department

Marvin Jeff Davenport
driver captain

Tina Duren
driver

Bill Fox
driver

Kathy M. Minto
driver

Diane Rugg
driver

Other Crew

Alicia Alexander
location manager

Sheryl Anderson
production secretary

Greg Bird
production assistant

Willie Brown
security: Great Western Security

Jane Cudworth
cook

Joshua Cudworth
cook's helper

Dick Dankworth
security: Great Western Security

Sandra L. Dreger
housing coordinator

Patrick Duchesne
cook

Judi M. Durand
adr voice: The Looping Group

Steve Eisenberg
production accounting software: Cine-Com

Chick Elwell
logistics coordinator

Jorge Esqueda
cook's helper

Cynthia A. Fujikawa
accounting assistant

David Gennaro
synthesizer

Suzanne Gundlach
script supervisor

Anna Tuccio Justice
craft service

Steve Justice
mechanic

Brian M. Kingman
insurance: Albert G. Ruben & Company Inc.

Steve Klar
production assistant

adr voice: The Looping Group

Scott Lavalley
studio teacher

Sharon Madden
dialogue coach

David McCharen
adr voice: The Looping Group

Robert Mintz
completion bond: The Completion Bond Company

Cesar Moreno
production assistant

Jim Nicholson
synthesizer

Pamela Kay Pawlak
assistant to producer

Clifford Pemsler
synthesizer

Paige Pollack
adr voice: The Looping Group

Jan Rabson
adr voice: The Looping Group

Brian Roberts
video research and licensing

Peter Rundquist
synthesizer

Michael Whalen
synthesizer

Rebekah F. Wright
production coordinator

Ray Zimmerman
production accountant

Thanks

Dean N. Ayers
special thanks and appreciation

Elise W. Cunningham
special thanks and appreciation

Denise Demin
special thanks and appreciation

Paul Doupe
special thanks and appreciation

Charles H. Eglee
special thanks and appreciation

Bill Flippo
special thanks and appreciation

Ted Gomillion
special thanks and appreciation

Peter Grossman
special thanks and appreciation

William Harrington
special thanks and appreciation

Sally Lear
special thanks and appreciation

Thomas J. Leveque
special thanks and appreciation

Ken Manson Jr.
special thanks and appreciation

Gary Mitsui
special thanks and appreciation

Keye Donna Pearlstein
special thanks and appreciation

Adam Platnick
special thanks and appreciation

Adam Schechtman
special thanks and appreciation

Carroll Van Cleave
special thanks and appreciation

Production Company

Lightning Pictures
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Distributor

Vestron Pictures

Artisan Entertainment
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LK-TEL Vídeo

Vestron Video
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