Hiding Out (1987)

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 | Hitman | Organized Crime | Sniper | Mafia

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
Lou Walker	...	Ezzard
Beth Ehlers	...	Chloe
Nancy Fish	...	Mrs. Billings
Richard Portnow	...	Mr. Lessig
Gerry Bamman	...	Mr. Stevens
Jack Gilpin	...	Dr. Gusick
Lee Anthony Brisbon	...	Clinton's Rapper
David L. Robinson	...	Clinton's Rapper
Daryl Smith	...	Clinton's Rapper
Gloria Crist	...	Spanish Teacher
Tom Morgan	...	Vice Principal
Joy Behar	...	Gertrude
Muriel 'Dolly' Sherman	...	Registrar (as Dolly Sherman)
Lorri Lindberg	...	Waitress in Diner
Rick Warner	...	Bob Campbell
Lou Criscuolo	...	Transient Bum
Nicky Hammerhead	...	Garage Attendant
Dick Olsen	...	Morrill
Warren Keith	...	Breech
Tom McGovern	...	Bailiff
Paul Sparer	...	Judge
Phillip Suarez	...	Kapados
Lamon Spainhour	...	Shawn
John Ward	...	Ethan
Jeff Manning	...	Kid in office (as Jeffrey Manning)
Joshua Schouten	...	Kid in office
Tim Caudle	...	Gym Teacher
Joseph E. Foley	...	Parking Attendant (as Joe Foley)
Andrew S. Herzog	...	Punker
Mike Schutte	...	Punker
Mary B. Erne	...	Mini Mart Clerk
Herbert Erne Jr.	...	Mini Mart Clerk
Elizabeth A. Bache	...	Student
Dereck Fulton	...	Student
David Anthony Higgins	...	Student (as David Higgins)
George Whitley	...	Student
Joe Fagen	...	Drop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julie Tamisiea	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Giraldi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Menosky		writer
Jeff Rothberg		writer

Produced by
Jeff Rothberg	....	producer
Marty Tudor	....	executive producer (as Martin Tudor)

Original Music by
Anne Dudley

Cinematography by
Daniel Pearl

Film Editing by
Edward Warschilka

Casting by
Bonnie Finnegan
Steven Jacobs
Martha Spainhour

Production Design by
Dan Leigh

Costume Design by
Susan Gammie

Makeup Department
Sharon Ilson	....	makeup artist (as Sharon Ilson Reed)
Myke Michaels	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jack Grossberg	....	unit production manager
Richard McWhorter	....	unit production manager
Michael W. Stroud	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph E. Foley	....	second second assistant director: Boston (as Joe Foley)
Robert V. Girolami	....	first assistant director (as Robert Girolami)
Mark Jaffee	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jane Paul	....	second assistant director
Carol Winstead Wood	....	second unit director (as Carol Wood)

Art Department
Leslie E. Rollins	....	set designer
C.J. Simpson	....	set decorator: Boston
C.J. Simpson	....	set designer

Sound Department
Barney Cabral	....	sound editor
Kelly Cabral	....	assistant sound editor
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael Casper)
Darrell Hall	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	dubbing recordist
Doug Miller	....	sound mixer: second unit
Bob Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kim H. Ornitz	....	sound mixer (as Kim Ornitz)
Bruce Stambler	....	sound editor
Bill Varney	....	sound re-recording supervisor
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	sound editor (as Michael Wilhoit)
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Matt Vogel	....	special effects

Stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts
Bill Couch	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Jimmy Lee Sessoms	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe D'Alessandro	....	video assist operator
Alan Gitlin	....	second assistant camera
Tom Jewett	....	camera operator
James B. Walsh	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Taryn Weaver	....	set costumer (as Taryn Walsh)

Editorial Department
Tommy Dorsett	....	apprentice editor
Roy E. Peterson	....	associate editor
James R. Symons	....	associate editor (as Jim Symons)
Scott K. Wallace	....	associate editor (as Wallace Scott)

Transportation Department
Edwin Bowden Jr.	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kirsten Anderson	....	assistant to producer
Lori A. Balton	....	assistant production coordinator
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Evenmore/Locomotion

Distributors

• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1987) (Canada) (theatrical)
• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures (Canada only)

Also Known As:

Adult Education (USA) (alternative title)

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:

Aunt Lucy is actually Jon Cryer's mother Gretchen.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: [various]: Annoyingly frequently.

Quotes:

Andrew Morenski: [drunk] Well, Ezzard, you are looking at a wanted man.
Ezzard: Hm, you don't say.
Andrew Morenski: [tapping his nose] You don't get a nose like this breaking stocks... I'm a stock broker, dammit!
[looks at his drink]
Andrew Morenski: What is in this stuff? This has a lot of proof in it. These... these high school kids - have you noticed this? - there so, doc, am I crazy, they seem so - YOUNG!

Movie Connections:

References Evil Dead II (1987)

Soundtrack:

I Refuse

should've been a hit

Big shock this didn't strike when the teen iron was hot in the 80s, cuz it turned out to be a big favorite of mine. Others have pointed out its implausibility, but aren't all films? This just moves swiftly from start to finish, and I dare compare it to my all time fave, "Back to the Future", in terms of its pacing. It all begins when stockbroker Cryer goes on the run. He's due to testify against some pre-requisite mob guys who were dealing with bogus bonds (or something). So he looks up his cousin and aunt in Jersey for help. But for reasons only known to himself, decides not to tell his aunt who he is after altering his appearance. He elects to hold up in his cousin's loft for a bit and then finds refuge underneath the school in some sort of abandoned basement. All the while, dealing with an annoying teacher, an unwanted popularity that prompts the kids to nominate him for student council and falling for the sweet Gish. Coogan is good as the dorky cohort to all of Cryer's happenings, which there are plenty of that keep the film rolling. But all this talk about near 30 Cryer and teenage Gish dating in the film is blown way out. Though her age is never mentioned, she's obviously 18, just having been accepted to college. And at the end of film, graduating high school. So, Roger Ebert's comment about her being 15 is waaaaayyy off. Sure it would be an odd romance, but not stat. rape. Anywho, the whole thing is a lot of fun, exploring perfectly what could happen if...