Miles from Home

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Miles From Home is a 1988 film starring Richard Gere. It is about two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers. The movie was directed by Gary Sinise and written by Chris Gerolmo. The film uses many members of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company which Sinise is a co-founder of.

The movie was filmed entirely on location throughout the state of Iowa, including Worthington, Iowa and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

[edit] Featured cast

Actor	Role
Richard Gere	Frank Roberts, Jr.
Kevin Anderson	Terry Roberts
Penelope Ann Miller	Sally
Helen Hunt	Jennifer
Terry Kinney	Mark
Brian Dennehy	Frank Roberts, Sr.
Laurie Metcalf	Exotic Dancer
Francis Guinan	Tommy Malin
Judith Ivey	Frances
Dennis Blome	Sheriff
John Malkovich	Barry Maxwell
Laura San Giacomo	Sandy (uncredited)
Larry Poling	Nikita Khrushchev
Moira Harris	Frank's Girl (uncredited)