Out (1982)

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

Director:

Eli Hollander

Writers:

Ronald Sukenick (novel), Ronald Sukenick (screenplay),

Stars:

Peter Coyote, O-Lan Jones, Jim Haynie

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

Storyline

In this largely avant-garde feature film, Rex is the member of a group of underground revolutionaries with an unknown agenda who receive their orders from picking letters out of a bowl of alphabet soup. Rex and his companion Nixie travel across the country and change their names with each stage of the story (the stages are separated by a countdown of numbers from 10 to 0). They begin in New York City and strive to make it to Los Angeles. Their adventures, misadventures and often bizarre happenstances form the bulk of the narrative.

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Plot Keywords:

alphabet soup | revolutionary | soup | new york city | pickup truck | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deadly Drifter

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eli Hollander, Osprey Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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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!

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Crazy Credits

The title appears on the screen in a long division problem. A "0" is the divisor and a "1" is the dividend. The quotient is the title "OUT". After the title appears onscreen, a character throws a stick of dynamite and people are seen running from left to right against a brick wall on which is written a number countdown from 10 to 0.

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Connections

References Wonderwall (1968)

User Reviews

Absolutely Pointless

I checked out this movie from the local library and was intrigued by the plot summary written on the back. That was as good as it got! This film is a rambling mish-mash of unconnectable plots and dialog and doesn't make the slightest attempt to live up to it's own selling points.

How respectable actors like Peter and Danny became involved in this putrid mess will forever remain a mystery. They must have been drugged and kidnapped.

If you're a good, conscientious human being, you will make an effort to buy up any and all copies of this intellectual black-hole and have them destroyed with large caliber hand-guns.

This movie is a true horror.