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Out of Bounds

1986 · 93 min

A bleak neon-soaked chase through Los Angeles that keeps you tense and uneasy as a naive kid is hunted with nowhere to turn.

Tagline
Eighteen years on an Iowa farm never prepared him for a summer in L.A.
Overview
Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Richard Tuggle
Written by
Tony Kayden
Starring
Anthony Michael Hall, Glynn Turman, Jenny Wright, Jeff Kober, Raymond J. Barry, Pepe Serna, Michele Little, Jerry Levine
Music
Stewart Copeland
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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