Directed by bruce thierry cheung with james franco rashida jones jeff wahlberg alyssa elle steinacker fathers in a small california desert town abandon their children one by one leaving behind a wake of anger and crime as their sons and daughters come of age. Dont come back from the moon is a 2017 american drama film featuring james franco and rashida jones it is based on dean bakopoulos 2005 novel please dont come back from the moon the film premiered at the los angeles film festival on june 20 2017 and was theatrically released in the united states on january 18 2019. Dont come back from the moon is a story of abandonment when all the men in a remote california desert town walk away from their families one by one they leave their angry frustrated sons and . Please dont come back from the moon lyrics instrumental more on genius please dont come back from the moon track info written by charles mingus release date march 6 1959 mingus ah um