Side Out (1990)

Director:

Peter Israelson

Writer (WGA):

David Thoreau (written by)

Release Date:

30 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Summer just got a lot hotter!

Plot:

A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.

Plot Keywords:

California | Beach | Law Student | Volleyball | Volleyball Movie

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	Monroe Clark
Peter Horton	...	Zack Barnes
Courtney Thorne-Smith	...	Samantha
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Kate Jacobs
Christopher Rydell	...	Wiley Hunter
Terry Kiser	...	Uncle Max
Randy Stoklos	...	Rollo Vincent
Sinjin Smith	...	Billy
Tony Burton	...	Louie
Kathy Ireland	...	Marie
Martha Velez	...	Mrs. Salazar
Bebe Louie	...	Maid
Lynna Hopwood	...	Law Office Receptionist
Ollie Lake	...	Security Lady
Skip O'Brien	...	Policeman
E. Lloyd Napier	...	Taxi Driver
Lance E. Nichols	...	Taxi Driver
Gianni Russo	...	Dick Sydney
Stanley Ralph Ross	...	Judge McKibbon
Felicity Waterman	...	Stewardess
Gregory Littman	...	Walker
Jack Davis	...	Bailiff
Selma Archerd	...	Sand and Sea Receptionist
Chris Marlowe	...	Himself
Sam Lagana	...	Himself
Jim Arico	...	Himself
Scott Friedrichsen	...	Himself
Andrew Smith	...	Himself
Greg Krause	...	Referee
Frank James Polito III	...	White
J. Robert Bailey	...	Lawyer
Hope Marie Carlton	...	Vanna (as Hope Martin)
Michael Billauer	...	Masseur (as Dr. Michael Billauer)
Steve Obradovich	...	Volleyball Player
Craig Moothart	...	Volleyball Player
Tim Hovland	...	Volleyball Player
Mike Dodd	...	Volleyball Player
Brent Frohoff	...	Volleyball Player
Steve Timmons	...	Volleyball Player
Ricci Luyties	...	Volleyball Player
Kent Steffes	...	Volleyball Player
Roger Clark	...	Volleyball Player
Pono Maa	...	Volleyball Player
Wally Goodrich	...	Volleyball Player
Rudy Dvorak	...	Volleyball Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rachel Bailit	...	(uncredited)
Rich Hopkins	...	Vollyball Player (uncredited)
Brian Eric Johnson	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Laura Walsh	...	Beach Babe (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Israelson

Writing credits (WGA)
David Thoreau		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Foster	....	producer
Russ Krasnoff	....	associate producer
Jay Weston	....	executive producer
John Zane	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jeff Lorber

Cinematography by
Ronald Víctor García		(as Ron Garcia)

Film Editing by
Conrad Buff IV		(as Conrad Buff)

Casting by
Robin Joy Allan		(as Robin Allan)
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Daniel A. Lomino		(as Dan Lomino)

Art Direction by
Bruce Crone

Set Decoration by
Cloudia Rebar		(as Cloudia)

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Lilly Benyair-Gart	....	makeup supervisor (as Lily Benyair-Gart)
Candida Conery	....	hair stylist
Jane English	....	body makeup artist
Dennis Glas	....	assistant makeup artist (as Dennis M. Glass)

Production Management
John Zane	....	unit production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Coad	....	second assistant director
Cynthia A. Potthast	....	dga trainee (as Cynthia Potthast)
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Jeffrey W. Stacey	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Edwin M. Brewer	....	property master (as Edwin Brewer)
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser (as Oscar X. Delgadillo)
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Stacy Doran	....	set dresser
Frank Flores	....	set dresser (as Frank A. Flores)
Allan Gordon	....	set dresser (as Allan J. Gordon)
Kenneth Heil	....	set dresser (as Kenny A. Heil)
Mark Heiner	....	props
Daniel Isackson	....	props (as Daniel L. Isackson)
David Russell	....	production illustrator
Kenneth L. Westcott	....	set dresser (as Ken L. Westcott)

Sound Department
Paul Aronoff	....	foley mixer
Sam Black	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Davis	....	dialogue editor
Gary S. Gelfand	....	sound effects editor (as Gary Gelfand)
Ken Gladden	....	dialogue editor
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Vince Gutierrez	....	supervising sound editor
Phil Jamtaas	....	adr editor
Brent Johnson	....	cable man
Donald F. Johnson	....	production sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
Joe Johnston	....	dialogue editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dean Minnerly	....	foley artist
Robert Muchnicki	....	foley artist (as Rob Muchnicki)
John S. Orr	....	sound effects editor
Craig M. Otte	....	sound effects editor (as Craig Otte)
Tim Philben	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Reiner	....	adr mixer
Brian Risner	....	adr editor
David Scharf	....	dialogue editor (as Dave Scharf)
Jules Strasser	....	boom operator
Randal S. Thomas	....	dialogue editor (as Randy Thomas)
Terence Thomas	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Howard Jensen	....	special effects
Bruce Robles	....	special effects (as John Bruce Robles)

Stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Eurlyne Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Chris Howell	....	stunt coordinator
R.A. Rondell	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chuck Cohen	....	director of photography: second unit (as Charles S. Cohen)
Sean Doyle	....	camera operator
Brad Edmiston	....	first assistant camera
John J. Ellingwood	....	second assistant camera (as John Ellingwood)
Rick Gowing	....	second assistant camera (as Richard Gowing)
Richard Hartley	....	best boy electric
Tom Kessenich	....	grip (as Kurt T. Kessenich)
Tom Kessenich	....	key grip (as Thomas Kessenich)
Tommy Klines	....	first assistant camera (as Tom Klines)
Greg Langham	....	electrician (as Greg A. Langham)
William A. Lowman	....	electrician
Russell McElhatton	....	first assistant camera
Riggs Murdock	....	first assistant camera (as Joseph Murdock)
Rick Neff	....	camera operator
Ron Nichols	....	grip
Russell Nordstedt	....	grip
Don Nygren	....	chief lighting technician
Ron Phillips	....	stills photographer
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip
Pete Romano	....	underwater camera operator
Christopher Scurria	....	grip
Gregory W. Smith	....	second assistant camera (as Gregory Smith)
Frank Stevens	....	best boy grip
Ralph Stiers	....	electrician
Phil Verdugo	....	grip (as Phillip N. Verdugo)

Casting Department
Dennis Hansen	....	extras casting: Disc Extras Casting
Jan McGill	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Colby P. Bart	....	key costumer
Bruce R. Hogard	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Bruce Hogard)
Bernadene Morgan	....	key costumer (as Bernadine Morgan)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Joel Goodman	....	assistant editor
Stephen Mark	....	additional editor (as Steve Mark)
Alex Renskoff	....	second assistant editor (as Alexander Renskoff)
Ron South	....	second assistant editor
Clarinda Wong	....	first assistant editor (as C.W. Ireland)
Joe Woo Jr.	....	second assistant editor (as Joe Woo)

Music Department
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
Bill Green	....	music supervisor
David Kershenbaum	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Craig Hill	....	transportation captain (as Craig E. Hill)
Bryce Guy Williams	....	transportation coordinator (as Bryce G. Williams)

Other crew
Jim Cirile	....	production assistant
Kristin Dewey	....	assistant location manager
Sean Dunn	....	production assistant
Elaine Fiona Ferguson	....	assistant coordinator
Gregory Finton	....	production assistant (as Greg Finton)
Timothy Foster	....	production assistant (as Tim Foster)
Claire Harrison	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Vic Heutschy	....	unit publicist
Scott Hubbell	....	beach consultant
Mark Indig	....	location manager
Marla McGuire	....	production assistant
Liz Newman	....	assistant accountant (as Elizabeth Newman)
Pete Nicholas	....	production assistant
Janelle R. Peter	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Jan Rudolph	....	script supervisor
Richard Scarpone	....	craft service
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator: ADR Voice Services
Chris Silbermann	....	production assistant
Marian Sloan	....	assistant: Mr. Weston
Carol Ann Snyder	....	assistant: Mr. Israelson
Tanya Sowa	....	production assistant
Gene Starzenski	....	first aid
Jon Stevenson	....	volleyball technical advisor
Sabrina S. Sutherland	....	production coordinator (as Sabrina Nathanson)
Elizabeth Yanoska	....	production assistant
Marc Zachary	....	production assistant
Tish Johnson	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
Norma Kobrin	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Aurora (as Aurora Productions, Inc.)
• Jay Weston Productions
• Then Productions
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP)  with the assistance of
• Big Time Picture Company  post-production facilities
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• City of Los Angeles  the producers wish to thank
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  color
• Disc Extras Casting  extras casting
• Fila  the producers wish to thank: Randy Stoklos' clothing provided by
• Larson Sound Center  audio post-production
• Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors  the producers wish to thank (as Los Angeles County Department of Beaches)
• Michelson Food Services  catering (as Michelson's)
• Miller Brewing Company  the producers wish to thank
• Powertrax  music supervisors provided by
• Sharper Image, The  the producers wish to thank
• Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña  the producers wish to thank: Steve Goldstein and the Jose Cuervo Family (as Jose Cuervo Family)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Hermosa Beach, California, USA

Company:

Aurora

Goofs:

Continuity: When Monroe pops the champagne at the pool while Samantha is swimming in the pool, he pours a glass that is bubbling over the top. A split-second later he walks towards the pool, and the champagne is completely void of bubbles.

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Soundtrack:

STRAIGHT UP

Could have been excellent

This is one of those movies that I came across on HBO one night and although I did not "Hate" the movie I did think it had the possibility to be much better.

The movie is basically about a businessman (Monroe) who takes up volleyball and eventually wins the final tournament to become the world champion. I admit it is kind of a weak storyline but not all respectable movies have great storylines.

My basic problem with the movie was the shot selection. To me, being a respectable volleyball player both indoors and in the sand, much of the action scenes brought laughter to me. It is almost as if this movie pretty much ruled out Hollywoods desire to create a good volleyball movie.

Basically, the movie is not horrible by any means but could have been much better with better direction (no offense to Peter Israelson). I just hope Hollywood will overlook this production and give the sport another chance on the big screen with the growing popularity.

Overall: 4/10