Out of the Blue
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Out of the Blue (1981)

15/04/1981
Drama
1h 34m

She's 15. The only adult she admires is Johnny Rotten.

Overview

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

  • Dennis HopperDirector, Writer
  • Brenda NielsonWriter
  • Gary Jules JouvenatWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $2,200,000

Keywords

  • prison
  • suicide
  • drug abuse
  • heroin
  • runaway
  • trauma
  • punk rock
  • coming of age
  • teenage girl
  • poverty
  • truck driver
  • alcoholic father
  • hitchhiking

Top Billed Cast

Linda Manz

Linda Manz

Cebe

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Don

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Kathy

Don Gordon

Don Gordon

Charlie

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Dr. Brean

Leon Ericksen

Leon Ericksen

Paul

Fiona Brody

Carol

David L. Crowley

David L. Crowley

Anderson

Joan Hoffman

Jean

Carl Nelson

Cabby

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