This book is a sequel to a story like the wind, but i had not read that work beforehand. The main reason for this is the characters, the character of nonnie parker reese witherspoon in particular. A faroff place is an enjoyable movie from the 1990s, a time when the villains in any familyoriented movie set in africa were poachers. Havent seen this in forever, and wouldnt mind revisiting a flick like a far off place again. Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they journey across the treacherous african desert in walt disney pictures and amblin entertainments actionpacked adventure a far off place. Its the goto bad guys setting for any african kids movie. They undertake this grueling ordeal because, we are told, it will take them to the nearest village. Ethan embry is harry winslow, the snooty son of a visiting dignitary. In a far off place, nonnie parker reese witherspoon is a selfsufficient teenager who has grown up in africa on a game preserve. A far off place makes a good attempt at showing the problems of wildlife poaching, and even with the press about the animal violence in this movie, the animal scenes were not as graphic as i was expecting, and only account for the first few minutes of the movie. Staring reese witherspoon, maximilian schell, ethan embry and jack thompson. After witnessing poachers on an african animal preserve, two teenagers reese witherspoon and ethan embry, formerly strangers.
A far off place 1993 stream and watch online moviefone. A far off place script transcript from the screenplay. Released january 26th, 1993, a far off place stars reese witherspoon, ethan embry, jack thompson, sarel bok the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100. Read the a far off place movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Reese witherspoon stars as nonnie parker, a young girl living. A far off place is a skillfully made and directed movie with competent acting. With a bushmans help, two teens reese witherspoon, ethan randall cross an african desert to elude poachers who killed their parents. A far off place tells the story of three young adolescents a south african girl, an american boy and their young bushman guide who trek 2,000 kilometers across the kalahari desert in order to save themselves from evil ivorypoachers. The film is directed by uwe boll and stars til schweiger.
The film stars reese witherspoon, ethan randall, jack thompson and maximilian schell. Equipped with only their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. Nonni and harry seem like very different people, and when they first meet, they dont like each other much. Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous african desert. Financial analysis of a far off place 1993 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The story of white kids struggling to survive in the wilderness as they try to make it to civilization, helped by a native son of the area, has been told a few too many times. A far off place is a film directed by mikael salomon with reese witherspoon, ethan randall, jack thompson, robert john burke, year.
Movies that are this sexually wholesome are comparatively scarce. The filming locations were in namibia and zimbabwe. A far off place 1993 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The violence might be a problem for the very young but the value of the lesson learned is most important. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of a far off place with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. A far off place tells the story of three young adolescents a south african girl, an american boy and their young bushman guide who trek. However, they are about to spend a lot more time in each others. It was a major box office bomb and, like bolls other films, a critical disappointment. Get a far off place dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Flight of the doves 1971 movie clip the far off place. The wild thornberrys, cheetah, tarzan, even george of the jungle.
Finally, the a far off place script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the reese witherspoon movie. A far off place is a disney, amblin entertainment, and touchwood pacific partners film from 1993, starring reese witherspoon, ethan embry, jack thompson, and maximilian schell. But a far off place is a movie of narrower values and goals, and so although the white girl and the bushman boy are the only characters necessary for the story, the american boy is manufactured and thrown into the mix to provide a more conventional boyfriend. Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. Overview of far off place, a, 1993, directed by mikael salomon, with reese witherspoon, ethan embry, jack thompson, at turner classic movies.
Reese witherspoon stars as nonnie parker, a young girl living on an african game preserve with her parents. A far off place 1993 teaser trailer vhs capture youtube. A far off place grate family movie on the need to put a stop to the killing of wildlife for profit. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness. The witty nonni and the stuckup cityboy harry are the only ones to survive a massacre of a gang of poachers among the gamekeepers family on his lonesome farm in the savanna. Arabian nights 2000 movie mili avital, alan bates, james frain duration. Buy or rent a far off place movie now family video. Shot on location in africa, a far off place is an actionpacked adventure that will send your pulse racing. The credits before and after reassure viewers that no animals were injured in any way. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of a far off place. I liked that nonnie became the main character in the movie. Its not so much that a far off place is a bad movie, as that its an overly familiar one. Add a physical copy of a far off place from family. This is a far off place teaser trailer from the super mario bros.
It was a box office bomb in the early 90s, but it couldnt have been that horrible, eh. Two strangers thrown together must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous african desert. Far cry is a 2008 englishlanguage german action film loosely adapted from the video game of the same name. Starring reese witherspoon, ethan embry, jack thompson, sarel bok. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for a far off place 1993. If you like a far off place you are looking for touching, exciting and scenic movies about with desert, survival, friendship, teenage life, adventure, on the run and youth themes of adventure, drama and family genre shot in usa or uk. Reese witherspoons nonnie is a great toughgirl character worth following through the desert and harry is annoying at first as that stereotyped disaffected american teen but really comes around.
I saw this movie in the theatre when it first came out, and it was one of the first videotapes i bought. The combination of the books a story like the wind and a far off place is seamless in this movie treatment. Far off place, a on dvd 786936234244 from disney buena vista. Rent a far off place 1993 starring reese witherspoon and ethan embry on dvd and bluray. Reese witherspoon and maximilian schell in a far off place 1993 reese. A far off place is a disney, amblin entertainment, and touchwood pacific partners film from 1993, starring reese witherspoon, ethan embry, jack thompson.