Pilgrim
The first light snow of the year has fallen, and the ground is dusted in white.
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| Series | |
|---|---|
| In The Dark | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1993 | |
| Cast | |
| Arthur Miller, Grace Zabriskie, Helen Wilson, Florina Federescou, Douglas Johnson, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, Scripted Actors, 55 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Problems |
| Followed by: | Smile |
Pilgrim is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series In The Dark. It was originally broadcast in 1993.
Synopsis
Second person description of a thanksgiving dinner. Thoughts about the pilgrims including birth defects. Actor: Meeting a holy man while being washed downriver. The point of a pilgrimage. Actor: Falling asleep in a temple. Falling in love with a car and buying it, then driving across the country as a pilgrim, falling for a waitress. Actor: trying to commit suicide in Budapest, taking a train to see a doctor in a pool hall. Driving in the rockies and the desert. Being pulled over by a cop who complains that people travel too much. Driving to Las Vegas. Driving into the ocean.
Music
- "Fly Boy Ross" - Christopher Young (from Bat 21, 1988) | YouTube [5:58]
- "The Spirit Cannot Fail" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights, 1987) | YouTube [19:17]
- "Long Gray Line" - Thomas Newman (from Scent Of A Woman, 1993) | YouTube [29:56]
Additional credits
- Mixed by Jerry Summers
- Remixed by Ray Guarna
Miscellanea
- This program was originally broadcast in two half hour parts, but appears on joefrank.com as a single program.
- This program was often rebroadcast on Thanksgiving
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