---
title: 'Far from Home (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Meiert Avis'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/far-from-home-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097332/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Far from Home (1989)

1989 · 86 min · Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Far from Home is a 1989 American thriller film. It stars Matt Frewer, Drew Barrymore, Richard Masur, and Susan Tyrrell. It centers on a divorced father and his teenage daughter who run out of fuel in a small desert town and are forced to stay there in a run down trailer park while they attempt to find fuel for their car where at the same time, a series of killings begin to take place as the daughter becomes the obsession of two troublesome boys.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Meiert Avis](https://cinepixo.com/people/meiert-avis)
- **Screenplay:** [Tommy Lee Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-wallace)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jonathan Elias](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-elias)
- **Producer:** [Donald P. Borchers](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-p-borchers)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-elliott)

## Cast

- [Drew Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-barrymore)
- [Karen Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-austin)
- [Andras Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/andras-jones)
- [Susan Tyrrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-tyrrell)
- [Matt Frewer](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-frewer)
- [John Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-spencer)
- [Jennifer Tilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-tilly)
- [Anthony Rapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-rapp)
- [Dick Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-miller)
- [Connie Sawyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-sawyer)
- [Richard Masur](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-masur)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/far-from-home-1989
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