# Out of the Blue (1981)

> A punk-aligned teenage girl clings to her eccentric musical identity while navigating a family corroded by addiction, incarceration, and trauma.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24884

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Dennis Hopper
- Cast: Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon, Raymond Burr, Leon Ericksen, Fiona Brodie, David L. Crowley
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081291/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, melancholic, volatile, serious film night, punk cinema night

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