Product Details

• Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Christine Lahti, Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto, Alfred Molina
• Directors: Brett Leonard
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: April 9, 1996
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303548687
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,450 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, November 24, 2004

By	Santeria "Son of Tazz" (Tallahassee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hideaway (DVD)

I thoroughly enjoyed this film.
The presence of Rae Dawn Chong helped a lot :-)
However, the film has a great supernatural tinge that works wonderfully.
Almost as good as THE AMAZING MR FROST.

Highly recommended for those who are capable of suspension of disbelief.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seductive and scary, September 9, 1999

By A Customer

Hideaway is one of the underrated surprises awaiting those who are feasting on the recent surge of horror-teen flicks that have bombarded Hollywood. Released about a year before "Scream" caused the all that ruckus, Hideaway missed the "party". But it's just as good or better than most of the offspring that Scream produced, so you can safely say that it belongs with the bunch of them. Much of its post-partum success is owed to Jeremy Sisto, then unknown, now recognized as a kid with quite a range {I can't belive this is the same one who played the tearful transexual in the crew!} He gave Vassago the psycho a lot of personality. Like Scream, Hideaway is scary, but it's a better scary, thanks to the death metal music permeating the black of night that most of this movie is set in and thanks to Sisto's distinctive leer. Like Scream, Hideaway was funny, but the comedic element is not quite so obvious. Again, a treat from Sisto. Instead of relying on horror movie connections to grasp at humor like the cast of scream did, Sisto gives Vassago his own dry sense of humor. It's quite hysterical to behold once you nail it. And like Scream, Hideaway has youth and beauty working for it, but instead of the stringy haired boyfriend who sulks because he isn't getting any from the girl, you have a guy who was nearly able to seduce Alicia Silverstone into getting into his car just by smiling, batting his eyes and using that wispy, erotic voice. Unholy as hell and a lot of fun!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's decent, November 29, 2004

By	R. Stringini "moviman7643" (Addison, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hideaway (DVD)

I have to say, I was fairly underwhelmed by this film. I have not read the book, but I have a feeling that it is much better than this.

Even with all the short comings the movie is decent, but it has some major flaws. For starters, the direction is horrid. The film seems flat, and almost made for TV at times. There is no tightness, nothing close. That hurts the movie a great deal, because the lack of any claustrophobia cuts the tension down immensly. There is only a few short moments where there are any real scares (the begining, and a few of the Sisto in the shower moments), but other than that there is hardly anything here to really scare the audience. The second problem is how the movie seems to glaze over some of the more violent aspects. Yes, there are on screen murders, but they are so tame that the horror of the moment is lost. It all feels very by the numbers as well. The final problem is the acting. Everyone here seems to be trying, but the script gives them very little to work with at times, and because of this, the acting is very on and off. Jeremy Sisto suffers the most in this area. His performances goes from dark and menacing to horridly over the top, and almost pushes this entire affair in to B-movie territory. Jeff Goldblum suffers from the same problem. Christine Lahti has some nice moments, especially towards the end while she is fighting Jeremy, but she also slips in to some over acting. Alicia Silverstone is there, and not much else. She really has no character or than the hostage. The rest of the cast is fine.

The movie does have some very interesting set designs, and the story does have it's cool moments (although those moments are hurt by the very blah pacing).

Now, the movie is far from horrible. It is entertaining to a degree, and has some very interesting sequences (the hell and heaven stuff does look horribly dated due to the reliance on computer graphics though). Also, it is always fun to see some fairly well known actors in a fairly cheesy horror movie. I would recommend renting it, and if you can find the DVD or VHS for really cheap, then grab it. Otherwise, this one can warrant a miss.