spiffy4 If you enjoy watching how Jon Cryer acts in his movies then you will enjoy this movie. Jon is his irresistible self here. He looks hot in his grown up clothes and sweet in his teen gear too. There is a little action, some comedy, and a little romance for the girls. This is a must see for you if you liked him as Duckie in Pretty In Pink. Annabelle Gish plays a great role as well. For me the interaction of Jon with his family and the comedy that happens there is great. The cinematography is easy on the eyes. Loved the fact that Roy Orbison's song "Crying" was used in just the right scene. And the ending...I loved it. Don't want to spoil it for you so I won't say much more about the end. Watch it! It's good!

celluloidcity Starring: Jon Cryer, Annabeth Gish. Director: Bob Giraldi*Contains Spoilers*There is an adage that if you see a shot in a film with a visible boom hanging over the actor's heads, then it is an easy indicator that the film is trash. Although an unfair test, while watching Hiding Out I counted no less that 15 boom-in-camera shots. It is difficult to suspend disbelief when not only is the boom microphone visible, the entire boom rod shifts across the screen following the actors walking across a shot.A classic fish out of water story gets an 80's teenage makeover in this flawed vehicle for the very talented John Cryer. Jon plays Andrew Morenski, a successful stockbroker in his late 20s wanted by mafia hitmen after a sour deal with a criminal kingpin. After a workmate is killed he flees, and with the aid of a razor and strategically placed hair dye, he passes himself of as a teenager back in high school.We are asked way too much of this film to go along with any of it. Firstly, his Aunty works as the high school nurse. Even if she never ran into him in the corridor, are we to believe that she wouldn't recognise one of the countless posters of him around the school, much less the fact that he's always hanging around? And even if he waits until his sweet girlfriend (Annabeth Gish) is in college until he can go out with her, she would still be at least 10 years younger than him. And why does the local 'Clinton Posse' adopt him as their nomination for School President when he clearly doesn't want the job?The script wants to suck out all those silly 'I've been in high school before' moments, which it does unconvincingly. The real gem of this film is Keith Coogan as Patrick, Andrew's teenage cousin. Coogan, who people might recognise from the 1987 hit Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, is charmingly silly as Patrick. His attempts at driving provide the few funny moments of the film. Cryer is stuck in a role that takes him nowhere fast. Without room to move and demonstrate at least some gravity or comic ability he is wasted in this dreary role. It is a shame to see that after his breakout eccentric performance as Ducky in Pretty in Pink this role in a top-billing movie is so run of the mill.After he is voted class President, the rest of the film is so formulaic that even fast-forwarding through the last scenes is tiring. Even though the 1980's were famed for the `its-so-bad-its-good' films, Hiding Out is so bad it's tragically not worth seeing.

chrisparson82 If you have not seen this motion picture, you're missing the gift that keeps on giving. Why? Here's why this film was robbed at the 1987 Oscars: 1) The story. "Guy hides from vindictive businessman by going back to high school" That log line alone deserves an Academy Award. 2) Performances. Jon Cryer is so good, you're wiling to overlook that fishy-looking beard (courtesy of makeup department). Why was there no Oscar nomination for him? Keith Coogan as Patrick is brilliant in a role that is, admittedly, beneath him. Did he get an Oscar nod? No, but he should have. Annabeth Gish is so charming and likeable as Ryan, that after the film is over, you realize that Cryer's character -- who's like, 30 yrs. old -- was dating a 17 year old vixen. And we know that that's just wrong, dear readers.3) The direction. Bob Giraldi, who directed Mike Jackson's "Hair-on-Fire Pepsi Video", goes above and beyond the call of duty with this opus. Sweeping dolly shots, flawless blocking of both camera and actors, and flawless choice of camera lenses put this one in a class of it's own. And yet, those stuffy academy members decided to give that golden statue to some dude named Bernado Bertolucci. I don't remember the name of BB's movie, but if you want Oscar-worthy entertainment without taking 12 hours to see it, Hiding Out is for you.

mcfly-31 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...