Out (1982)

Director:

Eli Hollander

Writers:

Ronald Sukenick (novel)
Ronald Sukenick (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A self-styled "urban guerrilla" in Greenwich Village is sent on various assignments across the country by a mysterious "commander."

Plot Keywords:

Revolutionary | Alphabet Soup | Soup | Dog | Journey

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Peter Coyote	...	Rex
O-Lan Jones	...	Nixie / Dinah (as O-Lan Shepard)
Jim Haynie	...	Carl / Tommy / Optometrist
Grandfather Semu Haute	...	Empty Fox
Scott Beach	...	Sailor
Danny Glover	...	Jojo / Roland
Max Grodénchik	...	Arnold / Boy (as Michael Grodenchik)
Gail Dartez	...	Trixie / Girl

Also Known As:

Deadly Drifter

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | UK:15

Filming Locations:

San Gregorio General Store - State Highway 84 & Stage Road, San Gregorio, California, USA

Company:

Eli Hollander

Trivia:

Peter Coyote was appearing in a stage play at the time this film was shot, and this occupied five days of his week. Director/producer/writer Eli Hollander shot his film in accordance with Coyote's restrictive schedule. The entire film was shot around the San Francisco area.

Quotes:

Empty Fox: [after smoking a "friendship pipe"] Now I am connected to you, you are connected to me and we are connected to this place. The rest is postcards!

Movie Connections:

References Wonderwall (1968)

AKA Deadly Drifter, the title bespeaks the plot...

Peter Coyote presents a decent performance in this far less than credible movie. It has been released as a DVD featuring Danny Glover. Danny has a very small role in this 1982 independent film, so I suspect his inclusion on the jacket is because of his recent popularity - in other words - just to sell the DVD. The best performance comes from O- Lan Shepard (O-Lan Jones), who is not listed on the CD. Her role provides the only semblance of a plot in this othwise pointless film. She is also a viable addition for the reasons Peter points out in in the course of the film. The drifter (Peter Coyote) is seen in each of 10 scenes which count down from 10 to 1. They seem to point out in absurdist terms the pointlessness of life as a man with early stages of ESP drifts from venue to venue encountering slimly related mini-plots. Some of the transitions would have required a Star Trek-like transporter to work. Characters reappear like themes in a cyclic symphony, feeding on the main characters paranoia and lack of direction. If you just love absurdist theatre, you might actually like this one a little. If not, stay home.