| Border Radio | |
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| Directed by | Allison Anders Dean Lent Kurt Voss |
| Produced by | Marcus DeLeon |
| Written by | Allison Anders Dean Lent Kurt Voss |
| Starring | Chris D. John Doe Chris Shearer Luanna Anders |
| Distributed by | International Film Marketing |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 80s celebrities like Wenders Daryl Hannah for financial support but most of it 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
See also
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
- Excerpt