Far and Away is a 1992 adventure-drama-romance film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman, and stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Cinematography by Mikael Salomon, with a music score by John Williams. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cruise and Kidman play immigrants seeking their fortune in 1890s America, eventually taking part in the Land Run of 1893.
The film was advertised as being the first movie to be filmed in 70mm since David Lean's 1970 film Ryan's Daughter, although the film was not shot entirely in 70mm; that distinction would go to Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet.
by Walter Egan and Chris James
How come everyone says we're fine
It looks so different here inside
Too many nights we fuss and fight
A whole lotta love gets pushed aside
Far and away, far and away you're the best I ever had
But far and away is where I want to be
When close to you just feels so bad, feels so sad.
You and I we've come so far
We still don't know just who we are
Sometimes I feel like running away
Rather than face what I should say
Chorus
Standing at the crossroads, which way should I turn
Should I try to make amends
Or let my bridges burn, bridges burn
Based on everything we've been through
I wish I could end up with you
But I can't help the way I feel
And other roads hold their appeal
well I wish every day was a Friday night
with a long weekend straight ahead
and we all lived in shining castles
and there was no such word as dead
but reality's harsh and we're all going to die
no one's come back lately to tell us otherwise
so grin and bear it and enjoy what you can
cause too many castles are built out of sand
and there's never enough to go around anyway
i'm far and away
you spend so many nights wishing on a star
til a cold wind reminds you that you're just right where you are
you try to avoid it, focus on what's real
but when the dollar is king, it's hard not to kneel
and we all live life wanting more and more
everyone's a player and everyone keeps score
and television with one-way vision
shows you all the things that you haven't got
i'm far and away
you can't sound the retreat
when it's out in the street