WildCard’s first outdoor pick as an Official SELECTOR.

It’s an important milestone to be sure. Certainly, Slim put two Picks up on our

beloved Stucco, but he was just pinch-hitting then. His first two picks as an

Official SELECTOR were during our Dark Ages in Tooda’s Crib.

Slim celebrated his debut under the stars with this enigmatic story about a

man’s desire to return to nature. It was an elegant pick.

Harrison Ford makes his fourth appearance here after two turns in Nubs’

Selection roster and one in Wiener’s (respectively: ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’

‘The Conversation,’ and ‘The Frisco Kid’). Also returning to the Back Yard were

River Phoenix (‘Stand By Me’) and Andre Gregory (‘My Dinner with Andre’) and director Peter Weir (‘Gallipoli’). Helen Mirren, Martha Plimpton, Jason Alexander, and screenwriter Paul Schrader all make their first bows here.

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