Border Radio
1987 American film
- November 1987 (1987-11) (U.S.)
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Border Radio is a 1987 independent film directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss.[1][2]
Summary
A document of the last days West Coast punk rock,[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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 Studio[6]
- Alan Corcoran as Car Salesman[7]
- Gert Wossner as Chris's Dad[8]
See also
- Border blaster
- 1987 in film
- DIY culture
References
External links
- Border Radio at IMDb
- Border Radio at AllMovie
- Essay on BORDER RADIO at New Texture
- Border Radio: Where Punk Lived an essay by Chris Morris at the Criterion Collection
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Films directed by Allison Anders
- Border Radio (1987)
- Gas Food Lodging (1992)
- Mi Vida Loca (1993)
- Four Rooms (1995)
- Grace of My Heart (1996)
- Sugar Town (1999)
- Things Behind the Sun (2001)
- A Crush on You (2011)
- Ring of Fire (2013)
- Beaches (2017)