Far North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Shepard. The film stars Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Donald Moffat, Ann Wedgeworth and Patricia Arquette.
Premise After her father is injured in a horse-riding accident, a young woman faces the trials and tribulations of her dysfunctional, countryside family when he pressures her into euthanizing the horse.
Cast Jessica Lange as Kate Charles Durning as Bertrum Tess Harper as Rita Donald Moffat as Uncle Dane Ann Wedgeworth as Amy Patricia Arquette as Jilly Nina Draxten as Gramma Release Far North had its premiere at the 1988 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 1988 where it had a mixed reaction.
Reception Gene Siskel named it among 1988's worst films, calling it a "stunningly bad movie and badly directed too". On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 13% of 8 critics' reviews are positive.
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