Side Out

PG-13

1990

1h 40m

Action

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A law student transplanted to Southern California, Monroe Clark (C. Thomas Howell) serves eviction papers to Zack Barnes (Peter Horton), a former volleyball star. When Barnes learns that Monroe is a recreational player, he offers a few pointers. Monroe and his teammate, Wiley (Christopher Rydell), plan to compete in an upcoming tournament. But when Wiley is injured, Monroe partners with Zack. They're underdogs in a tough field of competitors, but Monroe and Zack feel they're up to the challenge.

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2005

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Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Rated: 1/5

Mar 25, 2005

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Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

Rated: 0/5

Jul 29, 2004

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...how can you go wrong with Peter Horton as a grizzled ex-volleyball champ?

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 25, 2004

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Fun, dumb, very rewatchable beach volleyball movie covered in late-80s pastel clothing and montage after montage after montage. There are plot holes, but if you're looking for plot, go find another movie. This film is a beautiful time capsule, and the volleyball itself is well shot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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scott m

A slice of 80's cheese. Not a bad movie to watch if you want to kill a couple hours.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Nostalgic 90s cheese. It's a common theme, executed well for a 90s b-movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Best handset of all time chuckles. Vanilla Thunder delivers fantastic line about his years in ballet how can you go wrong. Give me half....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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There has never been a more flawless film than C. Thomas Howell's volleyball epic Side Out

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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This really isn't a good movie. But it's a fun one. It's an 80s treat that was released in 1990. It stars Peter Horton (relevant tv star at the time) and C. Thomas Howell (desperately clinging to relevancy). It's almost as if someone saw the beach volleyball scene in Top Gun and said, "Let's do that for 2 hours, but with less expensive actors."

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Peter Israelson

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C. Thomas Howell

Monroe Clark

Peter Horton

Zack Barnes

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Samantha

Harley Jane Kozak

Kate Jacobs

Christopher Rydell

Wiley Hunter

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Synopsis

A law student transplanted to Southern California, Monroe Clark (C. Thomas Howell) serves eviction papers to Zack Barnes (Peter Horton), a former volleyball star. When Barnes learns that Monroe is a recreational player, he offers a few pointers. Monroe and his teammate, Wiley (Christopher Rydell), plan to compete in an upcoming tournament. But when Wiley is injured, Monroe partners with Zack. They're underdogs in a tough field of competitors, but Monroe and Zack feel they're up to the challenge.

Director: Peter Israelson
Producer: Gary Foster
Screenwriter: David Thoreau
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Aurora Productions, Inc., Then Productions, Jay Weston Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $403.4K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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