{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Border Radio | image = Border Radio (film poster).jpg | caption = The cover of the Criterion Collection edition. | director = Allison Anders<br />Dean Lent<br />Kurt Voss | producer = Marcus DeLeon | writer = Allison Anders<br />Dean Lent<br />Kurt Voss | starring = Chris D.<br />John Doe<br/>Chris Shearer<br/>Luanna Anders | distributor = International Film Marketing | released = {{Film date|1987|11| |U.S.}} | country = United States | runtime = 87 min. | language = English }} '''''Border Radio''''' is a 1987 independent film directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/us/films/border-radio |title=Border Radio (1987) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2026-01-02 |via=mubi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Border Radio |url=https://www.criterionchannel.com/border-radio |access-date=2026-01-02 |website=The Criterion Channel |language=en}}</ref>
==Summary== {{More plot|date=January 2026}} A document of the last days of West Coast punk rock,<ref>[https://www.bam.org/film/2019/border-radio BAM]</ref> the story follows two musicians and a roadie who haven't been paid and decide to rob money from a club. One of the men flees to Mexico, leaving his wife and daughter behind.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howells |first=Sacha |date=June 15, 2009 |title=Mondo Culto: Border Radio (1987) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2762247/mondo-culto-border-radio-1987/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610101449/http://www.mtv.com/news/2762247/mondo-culto-border-radio-1987/ |archive-date=2021-06-10 |access-date=2026-01-02 |work=MTV News |language=en}}</ref>
==Production== The trio met while making Wim Wenders' 1984 film ''Paris, Texas'' and drafted a number of celebrities like Wenders and Daryl Hannah for financial support. Most of the funding came from character actor (and family friend of Voss) Vic Tayback.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Border Radio (1987) - Overview |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/503906/Border-Radio/#articles-reviews?articleId=339959 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009053229/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/503906/Border-Radio/#articles-reviews?articleId=339959 |archive-date=2015-10-09 |access-date=2026-01-02 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The film features music from cowpunk bands and artists, including the Flesh Eaters, Green on Red, John Doe, the Divine Horsemen, X, and the Blasters.
==Cast== * Chris D. as Jeff Bailey * Chris Shearer as Chris * Dave Alvin as Dave * Devon Anders as Devon * Luanna Anders as Lu * Iris Berry as Scenester * Julie Christensen as Door Girl * John Doe as Dean * Eddie Flowers as Thug * Green on Red as Band in Club * Texacala Jones as Babysitter * Chuck Shepard as Expatriate * Sebastian Sopeland as Thug * Craig Stark as Thug * Billy Wisdom & the Hee Shees as Band in Studio<ref>Cast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006</ref> * Alan Corcoran as Car Salesman<ref>Cast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006</ref> * Gert Wossner as Chris's Dad<ref>Cast page Criterion Collection DVD, 2006</ref>
==See also== *Border blaster *1987 in film *DIY culture
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0090766}} *[https://archive.today/20070707205455/http://www.newtexture.com/content/view/120/54/ Essay on BORDER RADIO at New Texture] *[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/461-border-radio-where-punk-lived ''Border Radio: Where Punk Lived''] an essay by Chris Morris at the Criterion Collection *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3ibaTCbOY Excerpt]
{{Allison Anders}}
Category:1987 films Category:American independent films Category:1987 directorial debut films Category:1987 drama films Category:American drama road movies Category:1980s drama road movies Category:1987 independent films Category:Films about music and musicians Category:Films directed by Allison Anders Category:Punk films Category:1987 English-language films Category:1987 American films Category:English-language drama films Category:English-language independent films