Hiding Outby Anonymous

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December 05, 2003: Sometimes on a slow or somber evening, you just want some head cheese. Well, this movie proves that even in one's elder years, high school pain has 'real' relevance. Bob Giraldi directs this piece some time after the infamous Michael Jackson 'head on fire' Pepsi commercial. He teams up with John Cryer and his mother, who plays his aunt, mother of Keith Coogan, whose is the true grandson of Uncle Festus, of Adam's Family, and the little boy in the Charlie Chaplin's 'The Tramp' The greatly underrated fantastic stuntman named Cary Loftin whose works include 'It's a Mad Mad Mad World,' who taught Marlon Brando to ride motorcycle in 'The Wild Bunch' was George C. Scottt's driver in 'Patton' did the driving for Steve McQueen in 'Bullitt' (contrary to popular belief). He drove racecars in the movie 'LaMans' and chased Dennis Weaver in Steven Spielberg's 'Duel.' He also kicked ***in the B movie 'Vanishing Point.' This is a guy whose scene sitting on his suitcase with a yellow stripe across his grey jacket chest while John Cryer is being shot at by British Actor Olivier Cotton and Steve Small sparks a moment of brilliance. The lesser known actors in this scene, especially Steve Small, give a dynamic and poignant portrayal. If you love real film as opposed to Hollywood trash and commercialiam, then see the extras support the 'stars' in this film. Really, the way Steve Small drives the Cadillac could drive any babe to the point of bliss and back. When he says 'she's off with some bimbo' you'll wish, so were you. Yeah, baby, Incidently, Steve is a close friend of Tim Guinee's, Rick Heinrichs' (Academy Award winner in design for 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow'), Mary Louise Parker and Peter Hedges.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.