Hiding Out

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Hiding Out

PG-13

1987

1h 38m

Comedy

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Young stockbroker Max Hauser (Jon Cryer) has been selling fake bonds for the mob. When his mob contact is put on trial, the mobster's colleagues attempt to kill him -- so he changes his name to Andrew and enrolls in a high school as a cover. For a while, he enjoys being a troublemaker, starting a relationship with classmate Ryan Campbell (Annabeth Gish) and even pondering a run for class president. But it's only a matter of time before the mob tracks him down.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Why is it that good movie ideas are always being interrupted by goons with guns, and obligatory chase and fight scenes, just when we would actually be interested in how the characters were really feeling?

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Hal Boedeker

Miami Herald

For once, though, a teen movie where obnoxious nerds and general dimwittedness usually reign supreme, displays refreshing wit and recognizable emotions. That is no small feat.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 17, 2021

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

this movie is fun to watch, but mostly as a way to remember the fashions and styles of 1980s high school

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 28, 2009

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

A fun, fast comic-thriller that serves the talents of Cryer magnificently

Rated: 3/5

Mar 11, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2005

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Rated: 3/5

Jul 31, 2003

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Steve D

It works surprisingly well all things considered.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/01/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 38 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/23

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Audience Member

A rather worthy adversary in a Jon Hughes era. Surprised this is not in the Bueller and Ridgemont High tier. Cryer gives a fresh and believable performance

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Cryer is good as the stockbroker who must go undercover at his cousin's high school. It's not believable but it's still fun to watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

This is one of my favorite movies of the '80s, Jon Cryer coming into his own as an underappreciated and underutilized fringe member of the Brat Pack. Escaping my life and reinventing myself had already been a dream as a kid, adolescent, and teenager; and remains so thirty two years later. Cryer's performance was tops. Combining drama with touches of action is a great genre mix. The movie, though well rated by audiences, is still underappreciated. I hope it makes a comeback, along with hundreds of other forgotten gems.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Stock broker becomes a mob target and goes into hiding posing as a student at his nephew's high school where a budding romance with a student almost goes to uncomfortable territory. He would have had a better chance of going undetected if he didn't dye his hair purple and blonde.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Young stockbroker Max Hauser (Jon Cryer) has been selling fake bonds for the mob. When his mob contact is put on trial, the mobster's colleagues attempt to kill him -- so he changes his name to Andrew and enrolls in a high school as a cover. For a while, he enjoys being a troublemaker, starting a relationship with classmate Ryan Campbell (Annabeth Gish) and even pondering a run for class president. But it's only a matter of time before the mob tracks him down.

Director: Bob Giraldi
Producer: Jeff Rothberg
Screenwriter: Joe Menosky, Jeff Rothberg
Production Co: De Laurentiis, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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