Out There (TV 1995)

A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer named Mosley gets kicked off his job by his boss (Bobcat Goldthwait) for not taking sensational pictures consistently. He finds an old camera in a ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Irvin

Writers:

Thomas Strelich, Alison Nigh

Stars:

Billy Campbell, Wendy Schaal, Rod Steiger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Campbell	...	Delbert Mosley (as Bill Campbell)
Wendy Schaal	...	Paige Davis
Rod Steiger	...	Col. Buck Gunner
Jill St. John	...	Bunny Wells
Bill Cobbs	...	Lyman Weeks
Leslie Bevis	...	Deputy
Paul Dooley	...	Emmett Davis
David Rasche	...	Don Polson
Julie Brown	...	Joleen
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Cobb
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Jailbird
Carel Struycken	...	Mr. Burke
Tom Kenny	...	Man in Lobby
P.J. Soles	...	Religious Nut
Cindy Morgan	...	Judith Daws

Storyline

A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer named Mosley gets kicked off his job by his boss (Bobcat Goldthwait) for not taking sensational pictures consistently. He finds an old camera in a pack-rat's yard sale, which he later finds has some undeveloped film in it. He develops it, sees proof of aliens abducting a man, and tries to ask different people, including the Air Force, newspaper, a UFO freak, and finally a tabloid to help him. The tabloid publishes his story in a way that makes fun of him. He heads to the tabloid office to confront the president, gets in a fight, and tossed in jail, where he meets yet another UFO freak (Billy Bob Thornton). He gets bailed out (just in time!) by a beautiful young woman named Paige whose father was in the pictures being abducted, and has disappeared ever since...

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Plot Keywords:

ufo | camera | tabloid reporter | alien abduction | nixon | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for nude images and crude language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aliens, Akkordeons und jede Menge Ärger

Company Credits

Production Co:

IRS Media, Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References THX 1138 (1971)

User Reviews

Worth the time to see it

I was flipping through the channels to find something to watch until another show started, and ended up watching the whole second half of this film as it was so clever and different. I love SF of all kinds, even the really bad stuff, but this was so quirky and fun! There are so many oddball twists that kept it interesting. It's not heavy duty or intellectual in any way, but if you're looking for a fun SF flick to kill a Saturday afternoon, I'd say this would be a good choice for you.