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one of the best i've ever seen. raw, unique, bold, unforgettable and some of the best acting i've ever seen. masterpiece.
shareThis film is highly reflective of Hopper's state of mind and body after the very tumultuous decade he had in the 70s and it all comes bursting out since it was the first time he was allowed to direct since The Last Movie in 71. I sometimes think that it's unfortunate that he didn't do anything during the rise of the New Hollywood filmmaking generation he actually pushed into gear with Easy Rider since he no doubt could have made something very interesting and the way he wanted to had The Last Movie not gone down the way it did, but then again if he had been more proficient during the 70s, Out of the Blue probably would never have been made or at least not in the way it was, so that pretty much more than makes up for his overall previous absence from films, at least for us anyways.
shareI'm always thinking about this film. Really one of the only ones that truely, and deeply, affects me in such a way. I remember watching it when I had the Swine Flu. It's a classic.
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once again, roegcamel, you have EXCELLENT tastes. stardust memories is my fav woody film too!
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Shuji Terayama forever.
Absolutely. It's one of my top 10 favorite films of all time (listed in my profile). So powerful.
Milk...it does a body dead
I just watched Out of the Blue (1980) for the first time (in part as tribute to Manz after her recent death)... and while it's worth seeing I think, it didn't strike me as in the same league as Days of Heaven (for Manz) or Blue Velvet or even Easy Rider or River's Edge (for Hopper). Much more interesting, better written (I don't find any of OOTB's mumbly dialogue memorable) & better directed films from this era with precocious but out-of-their-depth young female protagonists include stuff like Breillat's Une vrai jeune fille (1976) and Pialat's Loulou (1980) & A Nos Amours (1983), even Christiane F. (1981). People singing OOTB's praises here should probably check those out. Compared to these films (esp. the first 3), the supposed rawness of Out of the Blue feels forced in my view, Hopper's direction haphazard (I don't think he got the most out of Manz or Cebe's character), and the nihilism of OOTB's ending a little cliched (it was probably the 50th such downer ending by the end of the '70s after all. A *lot* of relatively plotless, episodic '70s films tried to elevate or save themselves by slapping on a downer ending where everybody dies - 'kids love that stuff'.) Manz and some of the visuals mean OOTB always has some value & interest but, for me, OOTB feels underdone, and that it could have been a lot better.
shareAgreed.
Hopper was still abusing drugs and alcohol in 1980, and I'm sure that affected the production of the movie.
He had booze in his hands in just about every scene.
Linda Manz carried the movie, she was terrific in the role.