Product Details

• Actors: Michael Hampton, Ryan Sterling, Devon Iott, Chase Hemphill, Ben Bowden
• Directors: Graham Ratliff
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Cinema Epoch
• DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001NH4CGC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,451 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Growing Out" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Having no luck with his music, Tom (Michael Hampton) finds work as a caretaker for an old mansion. He cleans the house, and in doing so discovers something rather odd: a human hand growing out of the basement floor. Over time, the hand develops into an arm and eventually a head sprouts. The Growth aka Archie (Ryan Sterling) quickly became friends with Tom. Tom also finds himself involved romantically with his neighbor’s (Chase Hemphill) mysterious girlfriend, Veronica (Devon Iott). Tom continues his secret relationship with Veronica despite the danger of getting caught. But he never suspects it will be Archie who gives him away or how violent the consequences can be.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uh! Uh! Uh!, August 17, 2009

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P. B Rubalcaba "PR Guy" (Redlands, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Growing Out (DVD)

I'm not really sure how to review this flick. I expected a horror movie, which is my forte', but I got a bizarre psychedelic transformation into unexplained worlds of cosmic mystification. Does my first sentence make sense? Of course not...and neither does this film from the get-go. It is a "trip"...definitely one you may want to nurture a bottle of wine (or whiskey) to be your movie theater date. Don't get me wrong, I liked it because it was different. However, movie-goers will probably not be able to equate the artwork on the DVD case to anything that transpires on the DVD. I gave it 3 stars because I'm still seeing stars. What the heck did I just watch? I don't know! Who's on first?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It keeps growing on me!, January 14, 2009

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ArtAstronaut (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing Out (DVD)

After much anticipation, I sat down for a private screening of Growing Out: I loved it!

Brilliant writing and acting. You'll feel a little nauseated, a little disappointed in the characters, and a little happy - all at the same time! It's not a feel good, leave numb movie. It's a movie you'll want to talk about after it ends, even if you are sitting around and everyone else is doing the talking.

Favorites: I grew attached to the gnome for some comic relief. A hand growing out of the basement - just as creepy as it sounds. I loved Archie's innocent energy and was captivated by Veronica's song in the tree.

A little comedy, romance, horror, fantasy, musical all in one! An absolute must see!

4.0 out of 5 stars daring choice, February 12, 2009

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B. Endo (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing Out (DVD)

"Growing Out" is one of those films that audiences will watch with expectations. It's premise, musician discovering a human being growing out of his basement has many possibilities, a comedy, horror, drama. The filmmakers chose romantic comedy, told through music with the homunculus as the innocent. It's a bold and daring choice and allows lead actors Michael Hampton and Chase Hemphill to play against type, and Hemphill excels as a borderline psycho, but as the film rolls on, the question is raised. Who is the real monster? There is more of a love story here than in most of the sappy, flaccid tripe produced by major studios, and it's this unique take on an oft told tale that makes this film stand out.