Hiding Out (1987)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

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)

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:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In history class, when Jon Cryer's character is arguing with the teacher about Richard Nixon, he says that "he rigged a presidential election". Nixon won 49 states in the 1972 election. While he was guilty of many things in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, he was never even accused of "rigging the election".

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:

Real Life

Enjoyable mixture of action and teen comedy

Sure, it was not meant to be an oscar winner, but this is the kind of film all the family can enjoy. It has elements of a teen comedy, drama and action. This film is the kind that you can watch over, without getting bored. It is not crude like most teen comedies, and relies on structure and characterisation to push the plot along, which is a nice touch. This movie is a nice film, one for all to enjoy!