
Two musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
Two musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.
Leave your thoughts about Border Radio.
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's Andy Warhol west, humorously and amiably capturing the aimless lifestyle of punk rockers, dopers, hangers-on and idlers. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordIt's a patchy effort that begins in confusion before settling into a rambling anti-road trip which seems like a West Coast response to Jim Jarmusch's far better "Stranger Than Paradise." |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford"Border Radio," though nearly 25-years old, is surprisingly fresh, still. The music, by notable LA punkers of the time, is done with talent and energy and lends to the hip quotient of the film. |
| User ReviewBen Wan interesting punk rock chronicle. plenty of that stark southern california desert. its beautiful and grainy despite the spotty (at best) acting. |
| User ReviewJames-Masaki RLow budget film that is very low key, including some bad acting that is part of its charm, that has some artful aspirations that make it a quirky chronicle of dopey indie rockers. |
| User ReviewGreg W"Border Radio," though nearly 25-years old, is surprisingly fresh, still. The music, by notable LA punkers of the time, is done with talent and energy and lends to the hip quotient of the film. |
| User ReviewLee MBorder Radio bears the influence of Jim Jarmusch. It goes for the same kind of meandering ordinariness that was the hallmark of early Jarmusch classics like Stranger than Paradise. This is a difficult conceit to manufacture, however, you have to have a special eye for it. Either none of the three directors were cut out for this kind of storytelling or there were too many cooks in this kitchen, and so no real direction could be found. Nonetheless,it is an interesting attempt at portraying the post-punk L.A. scene. |
| User ReviewJ MShoestring budget films are always a guilty pleasure of mine but when they add in film noir elements in environments that are ironically scenic in their emptiness, expectations are raised. Too bad they are not completely met as this is a film that struggles to make an impact to anyone not engrossed in the punk culture of 1980s California. Three musicians are on the run after pilfering money owed to them. Our lead man's wife tries to figure out why he is in Mexico and along the way she meets some colorful characters, including the band's players. It sounds bland because it is. There is a raw quality here (read: almost no professionalism, and it shows) and I find myself puzzled as to why this took four years to make. Not nearly as bad as people had said it was but nowhere near being a movie you need to see. And how sad is it to find myself more interested in background elements like Jeff's "Flesh for Frankenstine" poster on the wall of his house? |
| User ReviewMartha MJohn Doe can act that is enough of a reason for you to watch a movie go for it. Otherwise go see Lost Angels or Great Balls of Fire |
| User Reviewjay nUnique, independent and raw, basically punk. |