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She's Out of Control
She's Out of Control

5.2

She's Out of Control

PG·1989·97m

Summary

A Los Angeles radio-station manager's girlfriend shows his teenage daughter how to be sexy.

Cast

Tony Danza

Tony Danza

Doug Simpson

Catherine Hicks

Catherine Hicks

Janet Pearson

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Dr. Fishbinder

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Mr. Pearson

Ami Dolenz

Ami Dolenz

Katie Simpson

Laura Mooney

Bonnie Simpson

Derek McGrath

Derek McGrath

Jeff

Dana Ashbrook

Dana Ashbrook

Joey

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Timothy

Lance Wilson-White

Richard

Michael Alaimo

Baggage Handler

Marcie Barkin

Marcie Barkin

Doug's Secretary

Diana Barrows

Lisa

Jan Bina

Harpist

Michael Bower

Michael Bower

Kid at Beach

Mitch Braiman

Joey's Friend

Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Water Man

Robert Casper

Maitre'd

Les Collins

Volleyball Player

Dustin Diamond

Dustin Diamond

Kid on the Beach

Robert C. Eberz

Prom Kid

Marc Gilpin

Marc Gilpin

Parking Attendant

John Hendrickson

Beach Boy

Kenneth Hoyt

Disheveled Kid

Susan Isaacs

Susan Isaacs

Receptionist

Brad Kesten

Andy

Mina Kolb

Mina Kolb

Mrs. Pearson

Rusdi Lane

Doctor

Peter Linari

Peter Linari

Security Guard

Aaron Mason

Prom Kid

Tony Max

Patient

Jeff Maynard

Boyfriend

Bess Meyer

Bess Meyer

Cheryl

Scott Morris

Corvette Kid

Oliver Muirhead

Oliver Muirhead

Nigel

Max Murphy

Max Murphy

Prom Kid

Kate Murtagh

Kate Murtagh

Chaperone

Matt McKenzie

Matt McKenzie

Airport Security Officer

Kevin O'Keefe

Beach Boy

Ron Pace

Security Officer

Ria Pavia

Ria Pavia

Robin

Robbie Rist

Robbie Rist

Corvette Kid's Friend

Philip Arthur Ross

Date #1

Steven Robert Ross

Date #2

Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz

Optometrist

Michael Shepard

Dr. Feldman

Garret Smith

Executive #1

Scooter Stevens

Bonnie's Date

Laura Summer

Laura Summer

Receptionist

Brad Tanner

Boyfriend #2

Dylan Tucker

Tommy

Joshua Waggoner

12 yr. Old Kid

Eric Walker

Eric Walker

Volleyball Player

Kevin West

Kevin West

Executive #2

Terry Wills

Flight Captain

Thomas R. Zak

Lifeguard

Jim Ladd

Voice of KHEY-FM 97.5 (voice)

Aurorah Allain

Dancer

Lindsley Allen

Dancer

Kerry Wall

Dancer

Suzy Cote

Dancer

Megan Gallivan

Megan Gallivan

Dancer

Will Jenkins

Dancer

Morgan Lawley

Morgan Lawley

Dancer

Jimmy Locust

Dancer

Jim Raposa

Dancer

Gavin Ryan

Gavin Ryan

Dancer

Bj Korros

Perry (Uncredited)

Dominick Brascia

Blind Date (Uncredited)

Geoffrey Cascio

Dancer (Uncredited)

Tracey Flint

French Trip Liaison (Uncredited)

Bernadette Meehan-Cascio

Dancer in Club (Uncredited)

Stan Rodarte

Stan Rodarte

Dancer in Club (uncredited)

Scott Salter

Little Red Corvette Kid (uncredited)

Reynaldo Silva

Prom Kid (Uncredited)

Crew

Director

Stan Dragoti

Writer

Seth Winston

Writer

Michael J. Nathanson

Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

December 2, 2020

6

_**Laugh with it, don’t psychoanalyze it**_

A widower (Tony Danza) manages a radio station and takes care of his two girls. As he’s away on business, his girlfriend (Catherine Hicks) gives his nerdy 15 year-old daughter (Ami Dolenz) a makeover. When the dad returns home his daughter is no longer a girl, but a blossoming woman who’s attracting males left and right. Wallace Shawn plays a successful psychologist.

"She’s Out of Control" (1989) is a coming of age dramedy that pokes fun at several things: The loving father who’s overly concerned about his daughter’s honor, a girl’s discovery of her womanly powers, self-help authors who supposedly have everything figured out, and the challenging relationship between the daughter’s boyfriend and her father .

The title isn’t “false advertising” because everything’s told from the perspective of the protagonist, which is Danza’s character. To HIM, she is out of control. Speaking of Danza, he has John Ritter’s likable charm and easily carries the movie.

Dolenz was 18 during shooting and is serviceable as the title character, but she got better in such roles as she aged, as witnessed in “Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings” (1993). The film would’ve been more successful if they casted a more iconic 80’s actress in the role (although I’m glad Molly Ringwald didn’t play the part, probably because she was too old by 1988 when the film was shot). On the other side of the gender spectrum, Dana Ashbrook stands out as rockin’ loner Joey.

The main reason I was interested in seeing this flick was because Siskel & Ebert tore it to pieces on their show. Gene even said he considered quitting his job because of it. Seriously? It’s a cute high school comedy focusing on a father’s amusing travails, not frickin’ “Gandhi.” Meanwhile, in Ebert’s review, he laughably psychoanalyzed the dad’s attitude toward his daughter as “perverse,” “sick” and “sexual.” Really? All movies exaggerate reality to some degree, especially farces like this one. ALL fathers of nubile daughters can relate to his situation to some degree, even though it’s amusingly EXAGGERATED.

The movie runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in the Los Angeles area (South Pasadena, Malibu, Huntington Park, Downey, Oxnard and Hollywood).

GRADE: B-

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$12,065,892.00

Keywords

daughter
father
girlfriend