| Release Date | 30 June 1989 |
| Tagline | One boy wants her love. One boy wants her dead. |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Gerlach, Nevada, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Themes | Nightmare Vacations, Serial Killers, Fathers and Daughters |
| Tones | Menacing, Tense, Creepy |
| Tags | Danger, 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.