Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersIndependent Spirit AwardsWomen's History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Far from Home

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
Drew Barrymore in Far from Home (1989)
A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.
Play trailer1:27
1 Video
23 Photos
CrimeDramaMystery
A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park whe... Read allA teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Meiert Avis
  • Writers
    • Theodore Gershuny(story)
    • Tommy Lee Wallace(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Matt Frewer
    • Drew Barrymore
    • Richard Masur
  • Director
    • Meiert Avis
  • Writers
    • Theodore Gershuny(story)
    • Tommy Lee Wallace(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Matt Frewer
    • Drew Barrymore
    • Richard Masur
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:27
    Watch Trailer

    Photos23

    Drew Barrymore, Andras Jones, and Anthony Rapp in Far from Home (1989)
    Drew Barrymore and Andras Jones in Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)
    Far from Home (1989)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Matt Frewer
    Matt Frewer
    • Charlie Cox
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Joleen Cox
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Duckett
    Karen Austin
    Karen Austin
    • Louise
    Susan Tyrrell
    Susan Tyrrell
    • Agnes Reed
    Andras Jones
    Andras Jones
    • Jimmy Reed
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Sheriff Bill Childers
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Pinky Sears
    Connie Sawyer
    Connie Sawyer
    • Viney Hunt
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Amy
    Stephanie Walski
    • Sissy Reed
    Murrill Maglio
    • Man in Trailer
    Teri Weigel
    Teri Weigel
    • Woman in Trailer
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • TV Preacher
    Fred Culbertson
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Meiert Avis
    • Writers
      • Theodore Gershuny(story)
      • Tommy Lee Wallace(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Poison Ivy
    5.4
    Poison Ivy
    Mad Love
    5.3
    Mad Love
    Valley of the Dolls
    6.0
    Valley of the Dolls
    Blown Away
    5.1
    Blown Away
    Private School
    5.2
    Private School
    The Prey
    4.4
    The Prey
    Boys on the Side
    6.4
    Boys on the Side
    When a Stranger Calls
    6.4
    When a Stranger Calls
    Johnny Handsome
    6.1
    Johnny Handsome
    Mad Dog and Glory
    6.2
    Mad Dog and Glory
    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
    7.0
    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
    Sisters
    6.9
    Sisters

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The watches Joleen wears are SWATCH brand watches. And it was the style at the time to wear more than one.
    • Goofs
      A safety harness is visible when Pinky is chasing Joleen up the ladder of the microwave relay tower and the mechanism it is attached to is rolling up the front of the ladder with her.
    • Quotes

      Pinky Sears: [Last distraught lines] I thought you loved me?

      [gets shot in the thigh causing him to lose his balance]

      Pinky Sears: ... Bye.

      Joleen Cox: [screams as Pinky falls onto an antenna impaling him] NO!

    • Connections
      Features Tweet Tweet Tweety (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Tempted
      Performed by Ony Kaye
      Written by Ru Carley

    User reviews24

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    5/10
    Good, spooky thriller
    Drew Barrymore must have been about 13 when she made this during her career revival (after she had put her much-publicized substance abuse issues behind her), but she looks much more mature.This was the first movie I ever say Anthony Rapp in and he was excellent. He's got to be one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood today, if not THE most underrated, and his chemistry with Barrymore was pretty good. Matt Frewer turns in a good "Dad" role. The acting is pretty good on all counts, and it's creepy enough to watch once or twice, with a great "Whodunit" kind of twist between various characters. Cool scenes shot in a run-down camp trailer park, in an incomplete building, etc.
    helpful•13
    4
    • matlock-6
    • Apr 28, 2000

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • June 30, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wilder Sand
    • Filming locations
      • Gerlach, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lightning Pictures
      • Planet Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,859
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,763
      • Jun 4, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,859
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Drew Barrymore in Far from Home (1989)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Far from Home (1989) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.