Border Radio (1987)
Release Date: Nov 1, 1987 Wide
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In this semi-improvised look at life along the edges of L.A.'s rock scene, Chris D. (real name Chris Desjardins, leader of the L.A. punk band The Flesh Eaters) plays Jeff, a singer/songwriter who has suddenly gone missing. Two of his friends, bandmate Dean (John Doe, from the group X) and faithful roadie Chris (Chris Shearer), seem anxious to get in touch with him, and with good reason: Jeff and his band were stiffed by a club owner on payment for a recent gig, so they broke into the club's safe
Nov 1, 1987 Wide
Jan 16, 2007
Cast
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Chris D.
Jeff -
John Doe
Dean -
Luana Anders
Lu -
Chris Shearer
Chris -
Dave Alvin
Dave -
Iris Berry
Scenester -
Texacala Jones
Babysitter -
Devon Anders
Devon -
Chuck Shepard
Expatriot -
Eddie Flowers
Thug -
Sebastian Sopeland
Thug -
Green on Red
Themselves -
Craig Stark
Thug
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"Border Radio," though nearly 25-years old, is surprisingly fresh, still. The music, by notable LA punkers of the time, is done with talent and energy and lends to the hip quotient of the film.
It's a patchy effort that begins in confusion before settling into a rambling anti-road trip which seems like a West Coast response to Jim Jarmusch's far better "Stranger Than Paradise."
It's Andy Warhol west, humorously and amiably capturing the aimless lifestyle of punk rockers, dopers, hangers-on and idlers.
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