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An Iowa farm boy (Anthony Michael Hall) flies to Los Angeles to see his brother and somehow picks up a duffel bag of heroin.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Out of Bounds plays like an explosion at the cliche factory. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Steve Warren Bay Area Reporter Everything in-the movie is preposterous and/or predictable, but Iowa farm boys may enjoy the fantasy of one of their own taking on the big bad city and winning. Jul 27, 2024 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...disappointingly hit-and-miss... Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 2, 2021 Full Review Richard Freedman Newhouse News Service Utterly unoriginal and uninspired. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael H. The wife said this movie was a classic?! So I watched it with her and neither one of us remembered ever seeing it before. This movie is definitely not a classic. Not a terrible story but the characters and acting was not good. Anthony’s character went from a country boy stupid and new to the big city to an action hero by the end of the film. Pass on this movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review paul s I like it because it's bonafide LA in the 80s. It's full of mad 80s cheese, but between the dated visuals and soundtrack, it's a nostalgic kick. It's also interesting seeing Anthony Michael Hall at such a young age. It makes me feel young, but old. It's very unrealistic on many levels. No wonder it didn't do so great at the box office. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it as a kid and it was worth seeing it again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The only redeeming qualities about this movie were the actress Jenny Wright and it was an 80s flick with an 80s soundtrack. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's not the best movie ever but it has 80's charm, music and wit. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Great to see hall's range Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Out of Brains? Out of directing, out of everything!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Iowa farm boy (Anthony Michael Hall) flies to Los Angeles to see his brother and somehow picks up a duffel bag of heroin.
Director
Richard Tuggle
Producer
Charles W. Fries, Mike Rosenfeld
Screenwriter
Tony Kayden
Production Co
Fogbound Productions, Columbia Pictures, Fries Entertainment, Delphi V Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.2M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
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