Inside Out

"Prepare yourself to be aroused, entertained, seduced, thrown upside down and turned completely..."

1991 1h 29m EN

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★3.7TMDB · 7

ComedyDramaRomanceScience FictionFantasy

Synopsis

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Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Brush Strokes"; "Shrink Rap"; "Doubletalk"; "The Leda"; "My Secret Moments"; "Life Is For The Taking"; "The Diaries"; "Love The One You're With"; and "My Better Half".

“Prepare yourself to be aroused, entertained, seduced, thrown upside down and turned completely...”

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Cast

Parley Baer
Elliott (segment "The Diaries")
William Bumiller
Jack (segment "Brush Strokes")
Craig Calman
Flesteron
Marie Chambers
Terry's Female Half (segment "My Better Half")
Joe Dallesandro
Richard (segment "The Diaries")
Trevor Goddard
The Other Criminal (Segment "The Leda")
Neith Hunter
Angela (segment "The Diaries")
Marta Kober
The Girl (segment "Doubletalk")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Payne
Writers: Kenneth Deifik, Mark Haskell Smith, Larry Golin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Inside Out (Playboy) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Payne, shot by Rohn Schmidt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hayden Clement. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard LaBrie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Parley Baer and William Bumiller and Craig Calman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Prepare yourself to be aroused, entertained, seduced, thrown upside down and turned completely...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Payne directs. Rohn Schmidt behind the camera. Hayden Clement scores. Richard LaBrie cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Inside Out (Playboy) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Alexander Payne, shot by Rohn Schmidt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hayden Clement. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard LaBrie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Parley Baer and William Bumiller and Craig Calman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Prepare yourself to be aroused, entertained, seduced, thrown upside down and turned completely...".
9IMDB entry: tt0104512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.