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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Man Outside
1987 1h 37m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A lawyer, running away from his past, becomes a recluse in the Alabama woods and becomes the primary suspect in the abduction of a local boy.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Robert Logan
Jack Avery
Kathleen Quinlan
Grace Freemont
Bradford Dillman
Frank Simmons
Levon Helm
Sheriff Leland Laughlin
Rick Danko
Jim Riggs
Alex Liggett
Toby Riggs
Patricia Relph
Velma Riggs
Andrew Barach
Leo Greenfield
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mark Stouffer
- Writers
- Mark Stouffer, Mark Stouffer, Ira Steven Levine
- Languages
- English
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The take
Mark Stouffer directs. William Wages behind the camera. John McEuen scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Mark Stouffer, shot by William Wages. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by John McEuen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Robert Logan and Kathleen Quinlan and Bradford Dillman carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0091468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- William Wages
- Original score
- John McEuen
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- 16
Also by
Mark Stouffer
Key crew
- Second UnitDavid Huie
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical1988-04-1816· VHS
