Search - Out of the Blue [Collector's Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 07/27/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama See Also: Out of the Blue, Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue captures the turbulence of youth culture of the early '80s by presenting a three-person nuclear family that is about to implode. In a prologue, Don Barnes (Dennis Hopper), a school bus driver, is drunkenly distracted one day behind the wheel, resulting in a horrible accident. He comes home from a stint in prison to find his wife, Kathy (Sharon Farrell), hooked on drugs and his now-teenaged daughter, Cindy (Linda Manz), sullen and remote. Don's old buddies are a fun-loving bunch who work only to afford to get high and party, and he seems to be falling back into his old ways instead of getting straight and pulling his family out of their funk. The story focuses on Cindy's alienation from both her parents and most of her classmates. She's influenced by the energy and anger of punk music and considers her parents pathetic relics of the '60s counterculture. Hopper reportedly took over direction of the film after co-producer/co-writer Leonard Yakir departed the production. It was Hopper's first job behind the camera since The Last Movie, his legendary flop follow-up to Easy Rider. ~ Tom Wiener, All Movie Guide

Linda Manz - Cindy Barnes
Sharon Farrell - Kathy Barnes
Dennis Hopper - Don Barnes
Raymond Burr - Brean
Don Gordon - Charlie

Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a commentary track featuring Hopper, the theatrical trailer, and a radio promotional spot. This is a strong title from Anchor Bay. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide