Far North 1988

Released in 1988, "Far North" is a comedy/farce/drama about a farm family in Duluth, Minnesota. Their supposedly diabolical horse, Mel, throws the patriarch ..

Nov 25, 1988.. Thus speaks Sam Shepard in a press release for "Far North," the first of his screenplays that he has directed himself. And he speaks the truth.

An overview of Far North, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more. Far North (1988). Overview · New York Times Review · Cast, Credits ..

• After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues.
• Far North is a 1988 drama film written and directed by Sam Shepard and starring Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Donald Moffat, Ann ..

Published: November 9, 1988. LEAD: ''Far North,'' the first film directed by the playwright, actor and screenwriter Sam Shepard, begins with footage of a runaway ..

Far North (1988). Far North. All Critics; |; Top Critics.. Far North is set in rural Minnesota, at the home of a dour, curmudgeonly farm family. Only Kate (Lange) ..

Directed by Sam Shepard. With Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Donald Moffat. After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues.

"It's been frustrating not directing my own material. It's much more satisfying this way because there's no middle man. I can make all of my own mistakes and go through A to Z myself." Thus speaks Sam Shepard in a press release for "Far North," the first of his screenplays that he has directed himself. And he speaks the truth. Not only can he make all of his own mistakes, but he does, and now he must decide for himself if it was really more satisfying.