Out of Bounds

"Eighteen years on an Iowa farm never prepared him for a summer in L.A."

1986 1h 33m EN

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5.4

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 31●47Metacritic★5.4IMDB · 2,163

DramaActionCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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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.

“Eighteen years on an Iowa farm never prepared him for a summer in L.A.”

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Cast

Anthony Michael Hall
Daryl Cage
Glynn Turman
Lieutenant Delgado
Jenny Wright
Dizz / Darlene
Jeff Kober
Roy Gaddis
Raymond J. Barry
Hurley
Pepe Serna
Murano
Michele Little
Crystal
Jerry Levine
Marshall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Tuggle
Writers: Tony Kayden
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Tuggle, shot by Bruce Surtees. 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 Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Anthony Michael Hall and Glynn Turman and Jenny Wright carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Eighteen years on an Iowa farm never prepared him for a summer in L.A.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Richard Tuggle directs. Bruce Surtees behind the camera. Stewart Copeland scores. Kent Beyda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Richard Tuggle, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kent Beyda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anthony Michael Hall and Glynn Turman and Jenny Wright carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Eighteen years on an Iowa farm never prepared him for a summer in L.A.".
7IMDB entry: tt0091706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "airport", "smuggling (contraband)", "police", "chase".