Far North

Released November 1988 Starring Jessica Lange (as Kate), Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Ann Wedgeworth, Patricia Arquette Directed by Sam Shepard 90 min. Box Office gross - $147,234 See complete credits at Internet Movie Database

 

Written and directed by Sam Shepard, Far North was a critical and commercial failure and probably the worst reviewed of all of Jessica Lange's films. The plot concerns a young woman (Kate) who returns home from the city to find her father critically wounded by his horse. His ailing request to Kate is to shoot the horse that has given him so much grief. The remainder of the film focuses on Kate's decision as to whether or not she should carry out her father's request. Shepard's low-key and offbeat humor was lost on most audiences but the film does have a wry charm and some funny moments. Most of the cast members were actors that Jessica had worked with on earlier films.

Critical Sampling:

"Although this is a movie and not a play, the action is very set-bound, and since Shepard doesn't seem to know what to do with his characters once he's got them talking, some of them spend an inordinate amount of time balanced on the kitchen counter reaching for a shotgun at the back of the shelf." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

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