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Former child star and one-time scandal magnet Drew Barrymore had her first teenage role in this offbeat thriller with comic overtones. Charlie Cross (Matt Frewer) is vacationing with his 15-year-old daughter Joleen (Barrymore). Charlie and Joleen are stranded in an Arizona trailer park when they run out of gas, and they quickly get to know their temporary neighbors, including ill-tempered landlady Agnes Reed (Susan Tyrrell), her son Jimmy (Andras Jones), friendly but scrambled Viet Nam vet Duckett (Richard Masur), fellow travelers Amy (Jennifer Tilly) and Louise (Karen Austin), and geeky Pinky Sears (Anthony Rapp). However, it turns out that a psychotic murderer is in their midst, and Sheriff Bill Childers (Dick Miller) joins with the mobile home dwellers in trying to catch the killer before he can strike again. Far From Home marked the directorial debut of Meiert Avis, while screenwriter Tommy Lee Wallace previously worked with co-star Frewer as a director for the TV series Max Headroom. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Matt Frewer - Charlie Cross
Drew Barrymore - Joleen Cross
Richard Masur - Duckett
Karen Austin - Louise
Anthony Rapp - Pinky Sears
Andras Jones - Jimmy Reed
Susan Tyrrell - Agnes Reed

Drew Barrymore advanced from playing precocious children to her first teenage role with this drama, which has been given a spare presentation on DVD. Far from Home has been given a full-frame transfer to disc in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple-language options, though the feature does include closed captioning. No additional bonus material appears on this edition. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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