Church "Is There Anybody In There?" – Hunters & Collectors "Say Good Bye" – Hunters & Collectors "On Your Feet" – Shok Paris "Going Down Fighting" – Shok Paris "Weapons of Love" – The Truth "Still in Hollywood" – Concrete Blonde "Your Haunted Head" – Concrete Blonde "While the Going's Good" – Twin Set & the Pearls "You Make Me Feel So Young" – Brian Gunboty "Out of Control (In My Car)" – ULI "Bad Girl" – Mendy Lee "Over Your Shoulder" – Concrete Blonde Release The film was released theatrically in the United States by New Line Cinema in October 1987. It turned out to be a modest hit for the company, grossing $9,747,988 at the box office. The film was released on VHS and laserdisc by Media Home Entertainment in 1988. In August 1997, New Line Home Video re-released the film on VHS. In 2000, New Line Home Entertainment released the film on special edition DVD. The film was re-released in a set including the sequel The Hidden II in 2005. In August 2017, Warner Archive announced a special edition release of the film on Blu-Ray format. It was released on September 12, 2017. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 75% of 32 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.9/10. Variety wrote, "The Hidden is a well-constructed thriller, directed with swift assurance by Jack Sholder, brought down by an utterly conventional sci-fi ending." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times rated it 3/4 stars and called it "a surprisingly effective film". Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "The movie is mostly a series of automobile chases through Los Angeles, but there is also some humor." Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times, called it "as unstintingly violent as it is crudely ingenious". Hal Hinson of The Washington Post wrote, "The Hidden is one of the most satisfying genre movies to hit the streets in a while." In a 1992 retrospective, James M. Silver of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film did not have a long enough release to attract a proper audience but is "outstanding". It has since become a cult film. Awards Jack Sholder won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in 1988. Jack Sholder won Best Director at Fantasporto in 1988. It was also nominated for Best Film at that festival. Michael