While She Was Out

While She Was Out
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySusan Montford
Written bySusan Montford (screenplay)
Edward Bryant (short story)
Produced byMary Aloe
Don Murphy
Kirk Shaw
StarringKim Basinger
Lukas Haas
CinematographySteve Gainer
Edited byWilliam M. Anderson
Music byPaul Haslinger
Distributed byAnchor Bay Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) (Greece)
  • December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Germany
Canada
LanguageEnglish

While She Was Out is a 2008 American thriller film starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. It was written and directed by film producer Susan Montford based on a short story by Edward Bryant which was originally an episode of the TV series The Hidden Room in 1993. The film was produced by Mary Aloe and Don Murphy. Its executive producers included Guillermo del Toro and Basinger. The film was shot in 2006 and had a very limited release in 5 theaters in Texas during 2008.