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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Joe is a trucker with all the trucker stuff. In the rain he swerves | |||
into oncoming lanes on the Interstate, then jack-knifes. 247 die; | |||
tens of millions of dollars' worth of property are lost. After that | |||
he has trouble getting work, resorts to carrying illegal cargo. He's | |||
arrested and sent to federal prison. | |||
10: The prison is in upstate New York, liberal and enlightened, has | |||
fancy gardens, art, literature, an orchestra, opera, and ballet, due | |||
to the warden, Farrington. | |||
13:30: The prisoners rebel over a dispute in aesthetic direction; | |||
Farrington wants to do popular classics over and over, while they want | |||
to take chances with new works. | |||
15:40: Jones, the largest, strongest person Joe has ever seen, really | |||
runs the prison, because he's Farrington's lover. Farrington dresses | |||
up in women's clothing to be with him. | |||
18:20: One night, while bringing Farrington a meal, his wife finds his | |||
office empty, sees pictures of him and Jones together. When he | |||
returns she confronts him about it. He makes unsatisfying answers. | |||
23:20: Joe has an unhappy conjugal visit with his wife Esmeralda; he's | |||
sure she's found someone else, decides he has to break out. | |||
32:30: Joe gets a hammer, chips out a hole in the wall of his cell, | |||
puts a frame around it, calls it art, titles it 'Escape from | |||
paradise'. The warden believes Joe; Jones figures out Joe's real | |||
intent. | |||
33:50: Jones wants to get out of prison; Farrington promises him | |||
everything but release. | |||
40:30: Farrington tries to mend relations with his wife and their 3 | |||
daughters with a drive in the country that goes awry; he crashes the | |||
car. | |||
44:50: Joe describes the tunnel he's digging, their plan for escape. | |||
The night they decide to escape Farrington has prepared an elaborate | |||
dance routine to charm Jones. It includes a water ballet in a large | |||
aquarium. Jones breaks Farrington's neck, cooks him in it, then eats | |||
him. | |||
48: Joe and Jones escape through Joe's tunnel. (Even though Jones has | |||
taken Farrington's master key.) Joe's wife Esmeralda picks them up in | |||
a Desoto. They drive to Mexico, to a hideaway on the Pacific coast of | |||
Baja. They live an idyllic life. Jones becomes a holy man, attracts | |||
pilgrims. | |||
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Joe is a trucker who causes a massive accident. He begins smuggling immigrants, and is arrested and sent to an enlightened prison. Description of the prison and a prison rebellion. The wife of the transvestite prison director, Farrington, discovers his affair with a prisoner, Jones. Joe has a conjugal visit and questions his wife. Jones and Farrington fight. Farrington and his wife fight in the car. Jones kills and eats Farrington and they escape through a hole in the wall which had been disguised as a painting. They go to Mexico where Jones becomes an enlightened ascetic. | Joe is a trucker who causes a massive accident. He begins smuggling immigrants, and is arrested and sent to an enlightened prison. Description of the prison and a prison rebellion. The wife of the transvestite prison director, Farrington, discovers his affair with a prisoner, Jones. Joe has a conjugal visit and questions his wife. Jones and Farrington fight. Farrington and his wife fight in the car. Jones kills and eats Farrington and they escape through a hole in the wall which had been disguised as a painting. They go to Mexico where Jones becomes an enlightened ascetic. | ||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Bless My Soul (Nightmares On Wax)}} [Intro] | {{Bless My Soul (Nightmares On Wax)}} [Intro] | ||
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== Additional credits == | == Additional credits == | ||
The original broadcast credits state: "This program was created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]]. Recorded, edited, mixed, and music looping by Bob Carlson. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro, Carly Eiseman, and Esmé Gregson." | The original broadcast credits state: "This program was created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]]. Recorded, edited, mixed, and music looping by Bob Carlson. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro, Carly Eiseman, and Esmé Gregson." | ||
== Commentary == | |||
I can't help but notice the similarities between Joe's escape plan and | |||
that of the guy in | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption 'The Shawshank Redemption'] | |||
and that Joe used music from the score in 5 of his shows. Michal | |||
Story says he neither saw the movie nor read the novella on which it | |||
was based.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 20:49, 9 November 2023 (PST) | |||
[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]] | [[Category:Absurd_Monologue]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:49, 9 November 2023
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Somewhere Out There | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| June 30, 1996 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 56 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Mountain Rain |
| Followed by: | Reprise |
I was a trucker, I had an eighteen wheeler.
Escape From Paradise is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Somewhere Out There. It was originally broadcast on June 30, 1996.
Synopsis
Joe is a trucker with all the trucker stuff. In the rain he swerves into oncoming lanes on the Interstate, then jack-knifes. 247 die; tens of millions of dollars' worth of property are lost. After that he has trouble getting work, resorts to carrying illegal cargo. He's arrested and sent to federal prison.
10: The prison is in upstate New York, liberal and enlightened, has fancy gardens, art, literature, an orchestra, opera, and ballet, due to the warden, Farrington.
13:30: The prisoners rebel over a dispute in aesthetic direction; Farrington wants to do popular classics over and over, while they want to take chances with new works.
15:40: Jones, the largest, strongest person Joe has ever seen, really runs the prison, because he's Farrington's lover. Farrington dresses up in women's clothing to be with him.
18:20: One night, while bringing Farrington a meal, his wife finds his office empty, sees pictures of him and Jones together. When he returns she confronts him about it. He makes unsatisfying answers.
23:20: Joe has an unhappy conjugal visit with his wife Esmeralda; he's sure she's found someone else, decides he has to break out.
32:30: Joe gets a hammer, chips out a hole in the wall of his cell, puts a frame around it, calls it art, titles it 'Escape from paradise'. The warden believes Joe; Jones figures out Joe's real intent.
33:50: Jones wants to get out of prison; Farrington promises him everything but release.
40:30: Farrington tries to mend relations with his wife and their 3 daughters with a drive in the country that goes awry; he crashes the car.
44:50: Joe describes the tunnel he's digging, their plan for escape. The night they decide to escape Farrington has prepared an elaborate dance routine to charm Jones. It includes a water ballet in a large aquarium. Jones breaks Farrington's neck, cooks him in it, then eats him.
48: Joe and Jones escape through Joe's tunnel. (Even though Jones has taken Farrington's master key.) Joe's wife Esmeralda picks them up in a Desoto. They drive to Mexico, to a hideaway on the Pacific coast of Baja. They live an idyllic life. Jones becomes a holy man, attracts pilgrims.
Joe is a trucker who causes a massive accident. He begins smuggling immigrants, and is arrested and sent to an enlightened prison. Description of the prison and a prison rebellion. The wife of the transvestite prison director, Farrington, discovers his affair with a prisoner, Jones. Joe has a conjugal visit and questions his wife. Jones and Farrington fight. Farrington and his wife fight in the car. Jones kills and eats Farrington and they escape through a hole in the wall which had been disguised as a painting. They go to Mexico where Jones becomes an enlightened ascetic.
Music
- "Bless My Soul" - Nightmares On Wax (from Smokers Delight, 1995) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Nights Introlude" - Nightmares On Wax (from Smokers Delight, 1995) | YouTube [9:43]
- "Stop It" - Solar System (from Solar System, 1996) [34:16]
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "This program was created in collaboration with David Rapkin. Recorded, edited, mixed, and music looping by Bob Carlson. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro, Carly Eiseman, and Esmé Gregson."
Commentary
I can't help but notice the similarities between Joe's escape plan and that of the guy in 'The Shawshank Redemption' and that Joe used music from the score in 5 of his shows. Michal Story says he neither saw the movie nor read the novella on which it was based.Arthur Peabody (talk) 20:49, 9 November 2023 (PST)