Hiding Out | | Cast : | Jon Cryer | | Director : | Bob Giraldi | | Studio : | Anchor Bay Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | November 06, 1987 | | DVD Released Date : | June 08, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | Jon Cryer...hot at any age | Content
 | This movie was cute back in the 80's and it still is today. Jon Cryer is wonderfully charming and Annabeth Gish is one lucky girl. Keith Coogan is funny as always. One for the collection. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 07, 2005 | | Summary | Hiding Out Is Delightful Despite Lack Of Praise | Content
| I can't say enough about this movie. It's clearly, one of the most underated movies of the 80's. And sadly it was considered one of his worst movies (along with many others) by pretty much every critic. Umm... ok. It rarely airs and not many people have seen it before. Like the viewer before me said, it needs to be re-released.I've enjoyed this movie on Vhs for years (13 years to be exact) and have finally just gotten it on dvd. With his talent he deserved alot more than he got out of his acting career. In my opinion Hollywood is and always will be overated. Bring back some people who can act!! He's great on his show but I'd love to see him in more main stream movies. And hell, I don't care if they tank I'll watch them anway!! How can you not love Jon's quirky yet enjoyable acting style. And those cute dimples of his !!! (yeah I'm a girl can't help it) Give this movie a chance you'll love it, if you don't something is seriously wrong with you. =) (22 year old viewer). |
| Rating | | | Date | July 13, 2004 | | Summary | How Can You Not Like This Movie? Name from a Coffee Can? | Content
| I was really impressed with the HBO to Video now DVD. So hidden has this movie been from the spotlight that it I am impressed at how little press it has ever gotten. I own the video and will some day buy the DVD. This movie takes you from the Boston Stock market and trainyards to an small outlying city where John Cryer hides out at his cousins high school. This is a great story with a rather plausible plot. There are some very funny scenes when Cryer, playing Max, has to explain why he knows so much for a high school senior. As he faces up to the challenges of 'teen age' he becomes more liked by his 'peers' and gets volunteered to the be the Sr. Class President. He is hiding out because he is a witness in a case against a mobster for trading issues that involved Cryer (Andrew Morenski) and his team. One of his associates gets bumped off by a hitman and Morenski has to run. And the hitman is relentless in his pursuit of Morenski. There are some very touching scenes, a little romance and really an introduction to a talented Annabeth Gish. Cryer gets in the middle of all the high school antics and frustrations. It is an amazing comparison between an adult who has become of age and facing death, but renewing his life as a 'youth.' As a comedy I rate it a 5 out of 5. As a romance I rate it a 4 out of 5. As an action thriller I rate it a 4.5 out of 5. There is a little language, some blood, a lot of action and a great story. Add this little gem to your DVD library and enjoy it from time to time with family and friends. So many will wonder where the movie came from and thank you for introducing them to it. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 19, 2004 | | Summary | Hidden Gem | Content
| Once upon a time there were some very interesting movies made. This was during the 1980s. Some directors had some interesting ideas about showing how high school can have quirky moments and be educational sometimes but also give life lessons that will help down the road. Even the teachers have political viewpoints, not just parents. Maybe not anymore. After all that wouldn't be politically correct any more to talk about that in class.
I feel sorry for students today, so many things are not allowed I don't know how they can learn anything about life and having a personality. Well back to this movie. It is Jon Cryer's best from all his movies that I have seen. Funny and suspenseful with some love thrown in for romantics. Cryer is a stock broker, Andrew Morenski, that finds himself on the run from hitmen. He hides out with a nephew and finds that being high school student, Max Hauser, is a good cover. Cryer is excellent and the rest the supporting cast are great as well. Any fan of movies like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "The Breakfast Club" will probably love it. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 22, 2004 | | Summary | A lot of fun! | Content
| I really enjoyed this movie. It was a bit uneven in places, but overall, a lot of fun! And a note for the gentleman (?) whose review precedes mine: Yes, teachers like that really do exist, or did when I went to high school [late 1960's] I agree, if you have not experienced a teacher like this, you might think she was an overdrawn caricature, but in reality, the teacher in this movie could easily have passed for Mrs. H****. [Eerily, the physical resemblance was quite strong too! It would not surprise me to find that someone involved in this film went to my school as well!] A great part of the charm of this movie is that, despite some comedic exaggeration and slapsticky moments, it resonates with most of us who went to high school in the second half of the last century. And probably those going to high school now will still recognize elements of their experiences. |
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