Far from Home Page #3

Synopsis: Charlie Cox is a divorced writer who lives in Los Angeles. Charlie and his daughter Joleen are on their way home from a cross country vacation when they run out of gas in Banco, Nevada; a small town located in a remote part of the desert. It's one day before Jolene's 14th birthday. Charlie and Joleen check a nearby gas station owned by a Vietnam war veteran named Duckett, but Duckett doesn't have any gas, so they head to the local supermarket to find a phone. Sheriff Bill Childers is in the store and he advises them to go to the trailer park to ask for gas. Joleen spots the body of the store's owner, Ferrell Hogus, in a pool of blood. The Sheriff states that the murderer is most likely a drifter. The man and daughter check into the nearby Palomino Guest Ranch and Trailer Park, which is owned by a hostile woman named Agnes Reed. Whilst her father uses the phone, Joleen speaks to Agnes's rebellious teenage son, Jimmy Reed, who she briefly came into contact with earlier at the gas station
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Meiert Avis
Production: Vestron Video
 
IMDB:
5.7
R
Year:
1989
86 min
321 Views


out of my mind,

and the woman next door

won't shut up.

It's drmng me crazy.

On the other hand,

there's this boy, Jimmy.

Tall, intense eyes,

so incredibly gorgeous

I just want to die...

and he likes me!

Too bad we're leaving tomorrow.

Wait a minute...

this is going to

take some careful planning.

Hmm...

oh!

Oohhhh...

oh, God.

Aahhh!

Morning, Jo, birthday kiss!

Dad!

Not first thing in the morning!

Come on, Jo, I owe you one.

When we get back to L.A.,

I'm going to take out

for a totally awesome

birthday dinner, dude.

You can even bring that

boy I never liked.

I'm not friends

with him anymore.

Happy Birthday.

We can go to

that place you love,

it'll be great...

Deal? Deal?

Aah!

Aah!

Dad!

Aah!

Up and at 'em!

Ow! Ow!

Alright, maybe 14 is too old

for a babysitter,

but you're not safe hanging

around here by yourself.

Anyway, Louise and Amy

are a lot of fun.

On my way!

I thought I'd help...

It's only fair.

Um, hi, I'm Louise.

Hi.

Happy Birthday, joleen.

Amy!

Get up!

Entertain joleen!

What is this, the loud patrol?

Bye.

He's so perky in the morning.

Your father's a good sport.

No, he's not...

he's single.

Oh.

Well, come on in,

we'll have some fun.

Yeah, see if that fits.

Thanks.

Hi. You're joleen's dad,

aren't you?

Right.

I'm pinky sears.

Nice to meet ya.

What's this?

It's a secret.

Say hi to your mom.

Nice kid.

Can we fill 'er up?

No.

The gas truck didn't come?

No.

Someone in Nevada's got to be

able to sell us some gas.

Well, I got a friend,

she lives out by two rock,

about 30 Miles out of here.

She might have some.

Lotta good that does us, there's

no way of getting up there.

I didn't say that.

You've got gas?

Yeah... personal stash

for emergencies.

Can you sell us some?

No, might give you

a ride out there, though.

How much?

Whatever you want.

You know, man,

you're really starting

to piss me off.

I told you already,

I no longer worship

at the alter of mammon.

The word "money"

means nothin' to me.

Mr. duckett?

Does the word "thai stick"

mean anything to you?

Yeah... jail.

How about "please"?

That's the word.

Mr. duckett,

this fence here...

it's federal land.

It's 27 Miles on the road

over to two rock,

and only ten in this direction.

Naturally, the d*ckheads

put up a fence.

Of course, we gotta boogie

through here pretty quick.

What kind of federal land?

Nuclear dump.

God, I love the desert!

I still love him...

so, um...

do you wanna play some cards?

Are you sure?

You want some potato chips?

No, thank you.

Okay.

Oh! My soap's

about to start,

want to watch some TV?

Um, I think I'm going to

go for a swim.

Okay.

Hey, viney.

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Tommy Lee Wallace

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Wallace (born October 8, 1949) is an American film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Fright Night Part 2 and the 1990 mini-series adaption It. He is a long-time friend and collaborator of director John Carpenter, receiving his first credit as art director on Carpenter's directorial debut Dark Star. Along with Charles Bornstein, he edited both the original Halloween and The Fog. more…

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