This week we’re trekking back to A Far Off Place, the 1993 Disney adventure starring a young Reese Witherspoon and Ethan Embry as teenagers forced to cross the Kalahari Desert to survive. This movie was deeply impressionable on two young girls from Wisconsin, though one of us (looking at you, Teddy) may have been a little too obsessed.
What You’ll Hear in this Episode:
- Baby Reese Witherspoon finding her star power
- Ethan Embry: a heartthrob blossoms
- Why Disney loved putting kids in survival peril in the 90?
- Which sister still secretly wishes she could trek the Kalahari
🎙️Hosts:
- Mary Meyst-Huset – always finding a way to tie a literary reference
- Teddy Micklos – Brings the snacks
🔗Links & References:
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- Movie IMDb page: A Far Off Place
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home | YouTube | Disney +
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