Out of Season (2004)

When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit, double crossings and murder amongst the locals.

Director:

Jevon O'Neill

Writer:

Jevon O'Neill

Stars:

Dennis Hopper, Gina Gershon, Jordan Frieda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Hopper	...	Harry Barlow
Gina Gershon	...	Eileen Phillips
Jordan Frieda	...	Pierre
Dominique Swain	...	Kelly Phillips
Jim Carter	...	Michael Philipps
William Armstrong	...	Fraser MacDonald
David Murray	...	Simeon Guant
Geoffrey Clapham	...	Choir Boy
Cristina Serban Ionda	...	Molly Barlow
Alin Olteanu	...	Harry Barlow (young)
Daniela Nane	...	Suburban Mom
Karl Baker	...	Suburban Dad
Stefan Velniciuc	...	Priest
Irina Dinescu	...	Hotel Maid
Mircea Stoian	...	Detective

Storyline

It is out of season and the temporary employee Pierre of an amusement park seaside has all his savings stolen by the crook Simeon Guant, a friend of his girlfriend Kelly Phillips. Kelly is daughter of the owner of the park, Michael Philipps, who is married with Eileen Phillips. Eileen cheats her husband with Simeon, and they plot to kill Michael simulating a burglary and get his life insurance. Pierre, without any money, associates to the owner of a bar, the former thief Harry Barlow, who teaches him how to burglar. The reunion of these six characters has no happy ending.

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Plot Keywords:

bar | murder | drifter | small town | theft | 

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Taglines:

If you stay still you're dead.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

Germany Romania UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2007 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Attractions fatales

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bauer Martinez Studios, Electric Dog & Bear, Erinfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Make Time"
Performed by Puressence

User Reviews

Degrading

"Out of Season" is not an unambitious or uninteresting movie. It tries to present six different characters, and two parallel plot lines that eventually cross each other's paths. But this is another one of those movies where the director tries to impose his "style" (tilted camera angles, slow-motion, strange close-ups, etc.) on almost every shot - this is obtrusive and distracting. And he really overreaches when he tries to turn this story of human greed into some kind of "religious" tragedy. Ultimately, it's an unpleasant and (in Dennis Hopper's case) degrading film. Most of the actors do what they have to do to collect their paycheck, nothing more. The standout is David Murray, who plays a convincingly hateful scumbag. Dominique Swain has one or two sexy moments (no nudity though). (**)