Hiding Out (1987)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Bob Giraldi

Writers:

Joe Menosky (writer)
Jeff Rothberg (writer)

Release Date:

6 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

There's only one thing more frightening than murder: High School.

Plot:

A very succesful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Teen | Mafia | Hitman | Stockbroker

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jon Cryer	...	Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
Keith Coogan	...	Patrick Morenski
Annabeth Gish	...	Ryan Campbell
Oliver Cotton	...	Killer
Claude Brooks	...	Clinton
Tim Quill	...	Kevin O'Roarke (as Tim Quill)
Alexandra Auder	...	Melissa
Tony Soper	...	Ahern
Ned Eisenberg	...	Rodriguez
Marita Geraghty	...	Janie Rooney
Steven Small	...	Driver
Johnny Walker	...	Pratt (as John Walker)
John Spencer	...	Bakey
Gretchen Cryer	...	Aunt Lucy
Anne Pitoniak	...	Grandma Jennie

Also Known As:

Adult Education (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina using the school name of Topsail High School. There is a real Topsail High School near Wilmington and most of the props for the school were taken from there.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: [various]: Annoyingly frequently.

Quotes:

Andrew Morenski: Do you ever ask yourself "How did I get here?"
Patrick Morenski: Yeah, I used to, but now I just ask myself "How do I get out?"

Movie Connections:

References Evil Dead II (1987)

Soundtrack:

Seattle

A Great Film, Even in Retrospect

This is one of those films from the 80's that may not have been up to scratch in comparison to other popular movies at the time, but now that we're way beyond that time period, I rank it higher than many popular films of the time. It just seems equally cool now as it did before. It didn't have the best script and it had clichés, but it wasn't cliché in and of itself, because it did everything so much differently. It's something you watch knowing that it won't be realistic, but counting on enjoying it as an escape from reality.

Jon Cryer's character is nervous and almost twitchy from the beginning, but his transformation into a teen shows a definite conflict, where his fun loving self is trying to get out. Gradually, these desires to have a good time with his situation start to come out. And yet, he can't stop doubting himself and trying to stop the flow of coincidences causing him to unwillingly come into the limelight. It's really an enjoyable performance and a fun movie with some really notable quotes. The type of movie that, had it reached just a little larger of an audience, may have become a cult classic.