Out of the Blue (1980)

Director:

Dennis Hopper

Writers:

Leonard Yakir (written by) and
Brenda Nielson (written by)

Release Date:

April 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A harrowing drama from the director of Easy Rider (DVD)

Plot:

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict biker and whose mother is a junkie has a difficult time coping with her parents' problems. |

Plot Keywords:

Bus Accident | Matricide | Female Drummer | Patricide | Incest

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Linda Manz	...	Cebe
Dennis Hopper	...	Don
Sharon Farrell	...	Kathy
Don Gordon	...	Charlie
Raymond Burr	...	Dr. Brean
Eric Allen	...	Paul
Fiona Brody	...	Carol
David L. Crowley	...	Anderson (as David Crowley)
Joan Hoffman	...	Jean
Carl Nelson	...	Cabby
Francis Ann Pettit	...	Nancy
Glen Pfeifer	...	Glenn
David Ackridge	...	Teacher
Jim Byrnes	...	Party Singer (as Jim Byrne)
Glen Fyfe	...	Bouncer

Also Known As:

No Looking Back (USA) (TV title)
Plus rien à perdre (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | Spain:13 | UK:18 (video rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Robson Street

Trivia:

Originally the film was titled CeBe, but one day on the way to set, the Neil Young song "My My, Hey Hey" came on the radio, inspiring Dennis Hopper to change the title to "Out of the Blue".

Movie Connections:

Featured in This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Heartbreak Hotel

Very good movie

Hopper is a true PLAYER. He knows his talent so he don't have to lick, or never have had to lick Hollywood's a**. He knows when he wants to do something, and he does it. The guy directed Easy Rider, Hot Spot, Colours and this. If you look these films together, it (his "career") almost makes some sense in a traditionally logical way. If he would have done only Easy Rider and this, he would be part of the (living) history of art and cinema. And of course now I'm talking about only his directing talent.

Beautiful imagery, wonderful script/dialogue, great directing. Great scenes. Really interesting characters. Great use of music (Elvis, Neil Young,etc). Yeah it's serious alright, but not in any case too "heavy" to watch. I think everybody or at least anybody should see this movie. It's beautiful and humane.

Some reviewer said that these people are "white trash". I'm sorry, but they are not. First, no people are trash, and second: If you live in a big two-story house, in a small town, that don't make you trash. And both parents in this family go to work. I don't quite understand the logic; what is the definition of "human trash"? I have understood that the people who live in trailers are often called "white trash", so is the main criteria living in a trailer? Or is it the level of yearly income?

Some reviewers wrote that this is a portrayal of the "end of the punk-era". I would say, as the leading girl says in this movie, that "Punk never dies". It always transforms and represents itself in new forms: The spirit of the eternal rebellion lives forever, because it is a part of being human: It existed before the 60's/70's, and nowadays it can be found anywhere else than "punk" scene: In rap music, in art, books, movies, anywhere. You just have to feel it to know it.