Hiding Out (1987)

A very succesful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. They hide him because of death threats. He gets caught in a gun battle and ... See full summary »

Director:

Bob Giraldi

Writers:

Joe Menosky, Jeff Rothberg

Stars:

Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A very succesful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. They hide him because of death threats. He gets caught in a gun battle and has to flee. He ends up hiding out as a student in a high school. He has to adjust to how things have changed as a teenager. The bad guys find him and he has fight it out in the high school gym.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | witness protection | sharpshooter | organized crime | stockbroker | 

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Taglines:

Where can a young stockbroker on the run from the mob seek refuge ? High School !!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adult Education

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$7,019,441 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), Evenmore/Locomotion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aunt Lucy is actually Jon Cryer's mother Gretchen.

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Goofs

[various]: Annoyingly frequently.

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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?"

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Crazy Credits

The song Anchors away is played by the Topsail High School Marching band.

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Connections

References Bambi (1942)

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Soundtracks

"Catch Me (I'm Falling)"
Written by Jade Starling and Whey Cooler
Performed by Pretty Poison
Re-mixed by Victory, Gladwyne, PA
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

User Reviews

should've been a hit

Big shock this didn't strike when the teen iron was hot in the 80s, cuz it turned out to be a big favorite of mine. Others have pointed out its implausibility, but aren't all films? This just moves swiftly from start to finish, and I dare compare it to my all time fave, "Back to the Future", in terms of its pacing. It all begins when stockbroker Cryer goes on the run. He's due to testify against some pre-requisite mob guys who were dealing with bogus bonds (or something). So he looks up his cousin and aunt in Jersey for help. But for reasons only known to himself, decides not to tell his aunt who he is after altering his appearance. He elects to hold up in his cousin's loft for a bit and then finds refuge underneath the school in some sort of abandoned basement. All the while, dealing with an annoying teacher, an unwanted popularity that prompts the kids to nominate him for student council and falling for the sweet Gish. Coogan is good as the dorky cohort to all of Cryer's happenings, which there are plenty of that keep the film rolling. But all this talk about near 30 Cryer and teenage Gish dating in the film is blown way out. Though her age is never mentioned, she's obviously 18, just having been accepted to college. And at the end of film, graduating high school. So, Roger Ebert's comment about her being 15 is waaaaayyy off. Sure it would be an odd romance, but not stat. rape. Anywho, the whole thing is a lot of fun, exploring perfectly what could happen if...