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Director
  
John Fawcett

Duration
  

Initial DVD release
  
September 29, 1998

Language
  
English

6.4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Thriller, Crime

Running time
  
1h 32m

Country
  
Canada

The Boys Club movie poster

Release date
  
February 28, 1997 (1997-02-28) (Canada) June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17) (U.S.)

Writer
  
Doug Smith (story), Peter Wellington (screenplay)

Screenplay
  
Peter Wellington, Doug Smith

Cast
  
Chris Penn
(Luke Cooper),
Dominic Zamprogna
(Kyle),
Stuart Stone
(Brad),
Devon Sawa
(Eric)

Similar movies
  
Wedding in White (1972)

The boys club trailer


The Boys Club is a 1997 crime thriller film directed by John Fawcett, written by Doug Smith (story) and Peter Wellington (writer), and starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone. It was released on VHS in Canada and the United States by Allumination Filmworks, on Laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the United States in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment. It was re released in the USA in 2003 on DVD by Ardustry Home Entertainment. In 2013 it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD.

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Plot

Three teenage boys (Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone) in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper (Chris Penn), a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decides to crash their secret hideout. Luke tells them that he's a cop on the run from corrupt colleagues, and swears them to silence. As he recuperates, he becomes their buddy and confidante. By the time the boys realize Luke is not who he pretends to be, they're in way over their heads.

Cast

  • Chris Penn – Luke Cooper
  • Dominic Zamprogna – Kyle
  • Stuart Stone – Brad
  • Devon Sawa – Eric
  • Amy Stewart – Megan
  • Nicholas Campbell – Kyle's Dad
  • Jarred Blanchard – Jake
  • Max Piersig – Simon
  • Julian Richings – Officer Cole
  • Alana Shields – Brad's Mom
  • Sean Dick – Bobby
  • Peter Van Wart – Eric's Father
  • Heidi von Palleske – Eric's Mother
  • Bif Naked – Liquor Store Manager
  • Brock Curley – Liquor Store Cashier
  • Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio – (uncredited)
  • Michael Anthony Williams – Bill (uncredited)

    • Soundtrack

    1. "Harnessed in Slums", Archers of Loaf
    2. "Universe", Eric's Trip
    3. "Failed You", The Pasties
    4. "Old Enough", Crash Vegas
    5. "Devil", Drugstore
    6. "Disease", Sister Machine Gun
    7. "Coconut Cream", The Tragically Hip
    8. "Jesus", Vowel Movement
    9. "Misogyny", Rusty
    10. "Too Easy", Wagbeard
    11. "Gun Pointed", Taste of Joy
    12. "Monkeysucker", The Killjoys
    13. "Everything", The Killjoys
    14. "Morphine", Moist
    15. "You Shine Bright", Crash Vegas
    16. "My Favorite Martian", The Doughboys
    17. "The Letter", Bif Naked
    18. "Over Your Shoulder", Motörhead
    19. "Moment", Crawl
    20. "Neighborhood Villains", The Doughboys
    21. "The Secret", 54-40

    Awards and nominations

    The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:

  • Best Director (John Fawcett)
  • Best Actor (Chris Penn)
  • Best Art Direction/Production Design (Taavo Soodor)
  • Best Editing (Susan Maggi)
  • Best Screenplay (Doug Smith and Peter Wellington)

    • References

    The Boys Club Wikipedia
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    The Boys Club IMDb The Boys Club themoviedb.org