Rodrigo Amaro Here's something almost enjoyable with many 1980's elements we all love to see on the screen but it just doesn't hold up all that well for too long, becoming very confusing and tiring to finally get to one conclusion: poor film. With clichés being thrown at its audience in several directions, "Out of Bounds" is about a country boy (Anthony Michael Hall) who is sent to California to visit his older brother when a mix with the bags has him chased by the police and by dangerous drug dealers (parts of Jeff Kober and Raymond J. Barry) who are looking for the content in their bag (lots of drugs). His only help comes from a girl (Jenny Wright) he met on the plane and who'll try to find a way out of this situation. The script isn't so terrible but it's deeply problematic. But everything's so unbelievable! All of sudden this well-mannered, almost shy kid with just a change of clothes can manage to be a hot shot who deals with the cool kids in town, or fire weapons at bad guys. There wasn't much time to dwell on his background but the very few given offers so little that you wonder where did he learn to survive in this concrete jungle armed to the teeth. It's a successful succession of blunders one after another in this story (the worse being when the drug dealer notices that the bags were changed. He's hold on a line, looks to someone carrying a similar bag and goes chasing the guy (which is the hero). Ridiculous moment. It entertains a little, offers some fine action sequences and invests a little in dramatic efforts. The few merits of this goes to Anthony Michael Hall making a good pair with Jenny Wright, they were a good team escaping from the excesses common to flicks like this with those love/hate relationships, it's nothing like that in here. Best in the show was the detective played by Glynn Turman, very good acting. The guys playing the villains are trapped in the common place category: do the bad guy face, kill some people and that's it. Meat Loaf was reduced to two scenes and I couldn't understand why he was there anyway. Stewart Copeland found some good themes for the movie's score; there's a good-looking use of The Smiths in one funny scene after Hall's transformation of character; and there's a fun cameo from Siouxsie and the Banshees. And an award should be given to the sound mixers and editors from this piece. The sound sucked terribly, worst sound mixing ever! The soundtrack and some of the dialogs are too in the foreground, highlighted but all the rest goes unheard, you can't hear the footsteps when the characters are running or walking. Lame.It goes so fast at parts, so messy that the most awaited moment is for its ending to come because by that time it already became something you don't follow anymore. If nostalgia hits you well, go pick another movie from that glorious decade. This doesn't worth much of a curiosity really. 4/10

Benjamin Wolfe It's so screamingly bad, that it's fun to watch. I.E.,in a chase scene when being pursued by the local police, he jumps onto a motorcycle in an alley occupied by a much larger man than he and says "Get the Hell outta here!" Now there's a detailed directive. In so little as not even questioning the authority of this 'beanpole' who popped onto the back of his bike, as to what's going on? He complies with the demand and takes off like a scalded monkey! I'm just sad that other more worthy projects don't get made, don't get funded, due to the fact that the money is being spent on moronic-movies...like this little gem. The directing was so poor and facetious it's obvious that this was only made for a bunch of 'braces baring' teen and pre teen giggly girls and teen-Beat heart throb 'Hall'. This is his vehicle. This is not about being a truly well made story. When I looked up the director of this movie, a Mr. Tuggle, I was thankful that he has not been put to 'Work' on more films. He has only directed one other movie that I could find. That one actually worked out a little better, TIGHTROPE - Starring: Clint Eastwood. Since Eastwood always seems to bring back a great performance, between the two, 'Tightrope' is the only choice here there or well, anywhere.

Pepper Anne Out of Bounds might have the potential for a mild, but good 80s teen thriller. Unfortunately, the predictable story and the cast screwed the chances for that.If you have seen the 1991 Patrick Dempsey movie, Run, then you already have some idea of the plot behind Out of Bounds. Both are quite similar as those run for your life type movies, but Run is a much better choice if this be what suits your mood. Anthony Michael Hall is Daryl Cage, a quiet kid from farm country, Iowa, who goes to stay with his older brother in Los Angeles. It all begins with identical bags at an airport luggage pickup where Daryl picks up a bag that (oh my god) looks just like his, only it contains a large supply of drugs. But the rightful owners mistakenly suspect Daryl for someone who is unexpectedly meddling in their business, so they to eliminate him. Long story short, as this mistake sadly leads to the death of his brother, Daryl is on the run not only from gangsters, but also from cops who think he's the murderer. Daryl befriends a witty, stylish young woman (Jenny Wright) who is his only chance at saving himself because obviously, he proves too stupid to help himself. This could've been a decent movie, but right from the beginning, the movie is just far too predictable for any of the sudden suspense moments to work on the audience. And second, Anthony Michael Hall either behaves like he was too good to be in this movie, or his character Daryl is supposed to be so apathetic, that it's hard to believe someone would react this way given the situation he's in. The only good thing about this movie is the likable Jenny Wright who reminded me of Emily Lloyd's performance in Cookie. And the music is alright too, as Stuart Copeland's 80s compositions typically were.But, I found that the bad qualities (the story and the leading man) seemed to outweigh even that. Therefore, I recommend watching 'Run' instead. The story is kind of similar--a young student (Patrick Dempsey) who was at the wrong place at the wrong time suddenly becomes the target of both the mafia and their team of corrupt cops thanks to one very big misunderstanding. Likewise, a young woman (Kelly Preston) is their at his aid. Run has better action, a better story, and hell if it's 80s teen stars you're looking for, why not settle for Dempsey?

hectorpeach "Out Of Bounds" is an action packed thriller with teenage actors such as Anthony Michael Hall (Breakfast Club) , and Jenny Wright (Young Guns 2). With Jeff Kober as the main villain named Roy Gaddis who is the sadistic and crazy drug dealer , and Raymond J. Barry as a crooked drug enforcement agent.The film is about a farmboy Daryl Cage (Michael Hall) who is encouraged to leave his parents farm and move to Los Angeles with his brother. But something does go wrong , very wrong , when his brother mistakenly mixes up Daryls luggage and picks up a bag of drugs. Just hours after he arrives at his brothers place , his brother (played by the unknown Kevin McCorkle) is brutally slaughtered by the owner of the drugs. Of course the cops cannot find any fingerprints in the house except for daryl's, so he is blamed for the murder. So with the cops and a pyschotic drug dealer on his tail , Daryl and his friend Dizz must seek safety , seek revenge for his brother , and prove that Daryl is innocent.good plot , great filming , and your average budget is backed up by the supporting cast including Ji Tu Cumbuka as the dealers partner , and Meat Loaf who appears as a friend of the dealer and the pilot , Gil. All of these things add up to a minor success at the box office , and a good style of 80's teenage star films , and being shown on television quite a bit.