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Before carving out a niche as one of the most distinct voices in nineties American cinema, Allison Anders made her debut, alongside codirectors and fellow UCLA film school students Kurt Voss and Dean Lent, with 1987’s Border Radio. A low-key, semi-improvised postpunk diary that took four years to complete, Border Radio features legendary rocker Chris D., of the Flesh Eaters, as a singer/songwriter who has stolen loot from a club and gone missing, leaving his wife (Luanna Anders), a no-nonsense rock journalist, to track him down with the help of his friends (John Doe of the band X; Chris Shearer). With its sprawling Southern Californian and Mexican landscapes, captured in evocative 16mm black and white, Border Radio is a singular, DIY memento of the indie film explosion in America.

Jeff Bailey. His wife wants him back. His band wants him on stage. Some thugs want his head. ...He wants another beer.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Chris D., Luanna Anders, Chris Shearer

Released: November 1, 1987

Runtime: 83.0

Popularity Rating: 0.309

Coyote Productions

United States of America

Jeff Chris D.
Luanna Luanna Anders
Chris Chris Shearer
Dean John Doe
Devon Devon Anderson
Dave Dave Alvin
Babysitter Texacala Jones

Crew — Cinematography: Dean Lent
Directing — Director: Allison Anders
Directing — Director: Dean Lent
Directing — Director: Kurt Voss
Production — Producer: Marcus DeLeon
Sound — Music: Dean Lent