| Director: | Dennis Hopper |
|---|---|
| Production: | Robson Street Productions |
| Running Time: | 94’ |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Canada, USA |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Main Cast: | Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell |
| Screenplay: | Leonard Yakir, Brenda Nielson |
| Cinematographer: | Marc Champion |
| Editor: | Doris Dyck |
| Production Designer: | David Hiscox |
| Costume Designer: | Maureen Hiscox |
| Music: | Tom Lavin, Neil Young |
| Visual Effects: | Jon Belyeu |
| Restoration: | Discovery Productions (John Alan Simon and Elizabeth Carr) |
Cinema
Out of the Blue
Venice Classics
Synopsis
Don Barnes is a truck driver in prison for drunkenly smashing his rig into a school bus. CeBe is his daughter, a young teen rebel and outsider obsessed with Elvis and the Sex Pistols. Her mother Kathy, waitresses, shoots up drugs and takes refuge in the arms of other men, including her husband’s best friend, Charlie. CeBe runs away to Vancouver’s punk scene and ends up on juvenile probation under the care of well-meaning psychiatrist Dr. Brean. After Don’s release, the family struggles to re-connect and start over before the revelation of dark secrets leads to a harrowing and violent conclusion. According to legendary critic Roger Ebert: “Thumbs up! A bitter unforgettable poem about alienation. One of the unsung treasures among recent independent films.”
Director’s Statement
I was hired as an actor for Out of the Blue. Two weeks in, I took over as director with full autonomy – because the 2 1⁄2 hours of film in the can was unusable. I rewrote the entire screenplay over the weekend and started shooting on Monday. In many ways, it’s maybe my best film. It’s about the society of North America; the family unit falling apart. I’m a social protest painter, I can’t help it. I don’t know much about the past, I’m not really interested in the future, or in space. I like to make things about what I see. For a person like me, it’s a miracle that I get the opportunity to direct a film. Because I don’t listen to anybody. I don’t have any collaborators except my actors.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION 1: John Alan Simon, Elizabeth Karr – Discovery Production, INC
3817 Rhodes Avenue
91604 – Studio City, United States
Tel. 818-760-4438
Mob. 818-795-2738
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https://www.facebook.com/OutOfTheBlueDennisHopper/
PRODUCTION 2: Gary Jules Jouvenat – Robson Street Productions
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PRODUCTION 3:Paul Lewis
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PRODUCTION 4:Leonard Yakir
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PRODUCTION WHEN THE FILM WAS MADE: ROBSON STREET PRODUCTIONS
WORLD SALES: John Alan Simon – Discovery Production, INC
3817 Rhodes Avenue
91604 – Studio City, United States
Tel. 818-760-4438
http://www.facebook.com/OutOfTheBlueDennisHopper/
simon50@aol.com
PRESS OFFICE: Elizabeth Karr - Discovery Production, INC
3817 Rhodes Avenue
91604 – Studio City, United States
Tel. 323-650-5840
Fax 323-650-0917
Mob. 310-497-5292
elizabethkarr@me.com
