Border Radio
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{{Infobox film
| name = Border Radio
| image = Border Radio (film poster).jpg
| caption = The cover of the Criterion Collection edition.
| director = Allison Anders
Dean Lent
Kurt Voss
| producer = Marcus DeLeon
| writer = Allison Anders
Dean Lent
Kurt Voss
| starring = Chris D.
John Doe
Chris Shearer
Luanna Anders
| distributor = International Film Marketing
| released = {{Film date|1987|11| |U.S.}}
| country = United States
| runtime = 87 min.
| language = English
}}
Border Radio is a 1987 independent film directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss.[https://mubi.com/films/border-radio MUBI][https://www.criterionchannel.com/border-radio Criterion Channel]
Summary
A document of the last days West Coast punk rock,[https://www.bam.org/film/2019/border-radio BAM] the story follows two musicians and a roadie who haven't been paid rob money from a club and one flees to Mexico leaving his wife and daughter behind.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210610101449/http://www.mtv.com/news/2762247/mondo-culto-border-radio-1987/ Mondo Culto: Border Radio (1987) - MTV]
Production
The trio met while making Wim Wenders' 1984 film Paris, Texas and drafted a number of celebrities like Wenders and Daryl Hannah for financial support. Most of the funding came from character actor (and family friend of Voss) Vic Tayback.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/503906/border-radio#articles-reviews?articleId=339959 Turner Classic Movies]
Soundtrack
The film features music from cowpunk bands and artists, including the Flesh Eaters, Green on Red, John Doe, the Divine Horsemen, X, and the Blasters.
Cast
- Chris D. as Jeff Bailey
- Chris Shearer as Chris
- Dave Alvin as Dave
- Devon Anders as Devon
- Luanna Anders as Lu
- Iris Berry as Scenester
- Julie Christensen as Door Girl
- John Doe as Dean
- Eddie Flowers as Thug
- Green on Red as Band in Club
- Texacala Jones as Babysitter
- Chuck Shepard as Expatriate
- Sebastian Sopeland as Thug
- Craig Stark as Thug
- Billy Wisdom & the Hee Shees as Band in StudioCast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006
- Alan Corcoran as Car SalesmanCast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006
- Gert Wossner as Chris's DadCast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0090766}}
- [https://archive.today/20070707205455/http://www.newtexture.com/content/view/120/54/ Essay on BORDER RADIO at New Texture]
- [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/461-border-radio-where-punk-lived Border Radio: Where Punk Lived] an essay by Chris Morris at the Criterion Collection
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3ibaTCbOY Excerpt]
{{Allison Anders}}
Category:American independent films
Category:1987 directorial debut films
Category:American drama road movies
Category:1980s drama road movies
Category:1987 independent films
Category:Films about music and musicians
Category:Films directed by Allison Anders
Category:1980s English-language films