| Hiding Out | |
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 Hiding Out movie poster |
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| Directed by | Bob Giraldi |
| Produced by | Jef Rothberg |
| Written by | Joe Menosky Jeff Rothberg |
| Starring | Jon Cryer Annabeth Gish Keith Coogan |
| Music by | Anne Dudley |
| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Editing by | Edward Warschilka |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
| Release date(s) | November 6, 1987 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Hiding Out is a 1987 movie starring Jon Cryer as Wall Street broker "hiding out" as a high-school student with cousin Keith Coogan as the mob tries to kill him. Some singles were extracted of the soundtrack, like "Crying" by Roy Orbison and k.d. lang and "Live My Life" by Boy George which went into the top 40 in the United States.
Plot Synopsis
Revealed shortly into the movie, Andrew Morenski, Bill Rodriguez, and Ahern (the last partner is not given a first name in the movie), all stockbrokers, have managed to pass bogus bonds for a mobster, named Victor Capados, who is awaiting trial. After one night at a bar, Rodriguez is killed in his home. The next morning, the FBI take custody of Morenski and the surviving partner and place them in protective custody. Convincing his FBI hosts that he wants breakfast out of the safe house, Morenski and his FBI bodyguards are followed by hitmen hired to eliminate them. One of the FBI bodyguards is killed in a diner, the other injured, and Morenski flees the scene. While running from the hitmen, he manages to board a train and temporarily escapes. Needing a safe place to hide, Andrew attempts to contact his aunt and cousin. After arriving in their hometown, he enters a small grocery store, buying several products. After leaving the restroom, Andrew is shown to have shaved his beard off, cut most of his hair off, and is now sporting the sides of his black hair dyed blonde. Andrew had arranged to meet his aunt (portrayed by Cryer's mother), the high school's nurse, at her work. But, sitting in the office, he opts to enroll himself, taking the name of Maxwell Hauser (off of a Maxwell House coffee can) and begin high school all over again. He pulls his cousin, Patrick, aside and reveals himself, eventually using Patrick's house to sleep in, unbeknownst to his aunt. Not willing to take adult teachers' attitude that he is merely a high school student, he becomes a hero to those tired of the current status quo, upsetting the current class president (named Kevin), and captures the heart of Ryan Campbell (Annabeth Gish), a typical "prettiest girl in school", who has some relationship with Kevin. During an afternoon at the local diner, he accidentally drops a birthday card meant for his grandmother (who raised him) and it gets mailed. Later, a hitman posing as an FBI agent contacts his grandmother and sees the card and its postmark, telling him where Andrew is hiding. One night, on the way back from a date with Ryan, Patrick stops Andrew from entering the house. FBI agents have arrived, knowing Andrew is close due to his use of an ATM card. Patrick steals his mother's keys and Andrew ends up using the high school as his refuge. He meets the school janitor, Ezzard, and shares a drink with him, revealing who he truly is. Andrew embraces the opportunity to run for class president, not knowing the election committee has already decided to make sure Kevin wins, due to their disapproval of Andrew's attitude. Finding he is bored with high school and realizing he does not fit in, Andrew decides to drop out. During the presentation of class election results, Kevin is announced the winner. However, Kevin demands a recount by a showing of hands, revealing that most want Andrew as President. As Andrew starts to address the crowd, a hitman begins firing at the stage. Ezzard, watching the proceedings, manages to dispose of one of the hitman, the other moves up into the rafters of the gym. Andrew chases him and a spotlight is used to blind the hitman. The hitman loses his grip and falls to the gym floor below as police sirens are heard. Images of graduation are spliced into images of Andrew taking the stand in a court against the mobster who he sold the bogus bonds for. After his testimony, Andrew is given five minutes to say farewell to his grandmother before being placed in the Federal Witness Protection Program. The last scene is Ryan sitting under a tree at college. Andrew, now known as Eddie Collins, comes from around the tree and says he has decided to become a teacher. Andrew is reunited with Ryan as the credits roll.
