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A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
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Mostly fair or bad actors, very average script, some nauseating cliche scenes, relies mostly on big 80s hair and C Thomas Howell's 11/10 looks. But hey, someone had to put a cap on al the lousy 80's movies...even if this one waited until the 90's.
The story is actually reasonable, and CT is a solid actor, but so many improbables. Would you get into a hearse with a total stranger?
If you like volleyball, this is your only movie, so you should see it. If you like CT Howell, he's kind of at peak hotness, still a beautiful guy but old enough to finally have some masculinity.
The story is actually reasonable, and CT is a solid actor, but so many improbables. Would you get into a hearse with a total stranger?
If you like volleyball, this is your only movie, so you should see it. If you like CT Howell, he's kind of at peak hotness, still a beautiful guy but old enough to finally have some masculinity.
"Monroe Clark" (C. Thomas Howell) is flying out to Los Angeles to work during the summer for his wealthy "Uncle Max" (Terry Kiser), who happens to be a real estate lawyer. Monroe's first job is to serve eviction notices to those who cannot pay their rent. In the process of serving a notice on a famous beach volleyball player named "Zack Barnes" (Peter Horton), he also meets an attractive cocktail waitress by the name of "Samantha" (Courtney Thorne-Smith). One thing leads to another, and before he knows it, another person named "Wiley Hunter" (Christopher Rydell) convinces him to team up with him in a beach volleyball competition. And then things begin to get interesting. Anyway, for a beach movie, this wasn't too bad. Although the plot was somewhat routine and the acting was barely adequate, the thing that kept this movie entertaining was the fast-paced sports action and some nice-looking ladies, including Harley Jane Kozak (as "Kate Jacobs"), Kathy Ireland ("Marie"), and the aforementioned Courtney Thorne-Smith. Again, it's a beach movie, so one shouldn't expect too much from it. I rate it as average.
This is one of the truly great volleyball movies of all time. Not that I can think of any other volleyball movies that were released. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it when I first saw it. Remember, this came out in 1990, so of course it may not be up to par with todays standards of movies, but the same could be said about the original Star Wars trilogy. This movie is what got me into volleyball back in the day (my high school years). I'd recommend it to anyone. In fact, it comes out on DVD in early July. It's at least worth the rent! I'd give it 9 out of 10 stars.
C. Thomas Howell and Courtney Thorne-Smith are the only two in the cast that really display any acting talent, but the parts are so poorly written that even they have trouble. The real focus of anybody watching this movie shouldn't be the plot (it's terrible) or the acting (equally bad), and god forbid that you try to follow the poorly-thought-out dialogue...the real focus of the movie is beach volleyball. The addition of such high-caliber players as Smith, Stoklos, Dodd, and Steffes saves this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed watching such incredible players, even though the games were scripted.
Anyone think Kiraly will show up in Side Out 2?
Anyone think Kiraly will show up in Side Out 2?
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How can anyone say this is not a great movie? Sure, you know what's going to happen, and it's lame, and silly, but so what? There are plenty of songs you hear that you know how they're going to sound less than 20 seconds into it. Pro wrestling is fake, but it's not about that. This movie is fun. People who look into it, and try to analyze the movie are missing the point. It's not Citizen Kane, or Schindler's List. The point is, there's a time and a place for those movies. This movie isn't supposed to be that. It's thoughtless fun, an escape just like anything else. Had a bad day, wanna relax without putting ANY thought into anything, just watch this movie. It brings a smile to my face every time i watch it. Where else will you get a movie with a guy named Wiley, or get to hear Terry kaiser say "I'll even throw in a company car." Classic, simply classic cheese ball movie.
Did you know
- TriviaThe song 'Playing with the Boys', by Kenny Loggins, was also played during the volleyball scene in 'Top Gun' (1986).
- GoofsWhen Monroe pops the champagne at the pool while Samantha is swimming in the pool, he pours a glass that is bubbling over the top. A split-second later he walks towards the pool, and the champagne is completely void of bubbles.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Scenes from a Gay Marriage (2012)
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- $6,000,000 (estimated)
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- 1h 40m(100 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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