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''I was a trucker, I had an eighteen wheeler.'' | |||
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'''Escape From Paradise''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Somewhere Out There]]. It was originally broadcast on June 30, [[1996]]. | '''Escape From Paradise''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Somewhere Out There]]. It was originally broadcast on June 30, [[1996]]. | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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. | ||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
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Great program, wonderful absurd stuff. I particularly like where Joe tells his wife "I just have a few questions" then launches into a litany of questions about his wife's alleged lover. | Great program, wonderful absurd stuff. I particularly like where Joe tells his wife "I just have a few questions" then launches into a litany of questions about his wife's alleged lover. | ||
[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]] | [[Category:Absurd_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | [[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:1996]] | [[Category:1996]] | ||
[[Category: Somewhere Out There]] | |||