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| Border Radio | |
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.jpg) The cover of the Criterion Collection edition. | |
| Directed by | Allison Anders Dean Lent Kurt Voss |
| Written by | Allison Anders Dean Lent Kurt Voss |
| Produced by | Marcus DeLeon |
| 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
[edit] | This article's plot summary needs to be improved. (January 2026) |
A document of the last days of West Coast punk rock,[3] the story follows two musicians and a roadie who haven't been paid and decide to rob money from a club. One of the men flees to Mexico, leaving his wife and daughter behind.[4]
Production
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Border Radio (1987) | MUBI. Retrieved January 2, 2026 – via mubi.com.
- ↑ "Border Radio". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ↑ BAM
- ↑ Howells, Sacha (June 15, 2009). "Mondo Culto: Border Radio (1987)". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Border Radio (1987) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ↑ Cast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006
- ↑ Cast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006
- ↑ Cast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006
External links
[edit]- Border Radio at IMDb
- Essay on BORDER RADIO at New Texture
- Border Radio: Where Punk Lived an essay by Chris Morris at the Criterion Collection
- Excerpt
Categories:
- 1987 films
- American independent films
- 1987 directorial debut films
- 1987 drama films
- American drama road movies
- 1980s drama road movies
- 1987 independent films
- Films about music and musicians
- Films directed by Allison Anders
- Punk films
- 1987 English-language films
- 1987 American films
- English-language drama films
- English-language independent films