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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   7,541 votes
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Director:
Robert Mandel
Writers (WGA):
Dick Wolf (story)
Dick Wolf (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 September 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
Just Because You're Accepted Doesn't Mean You Belong.
Plot:
A Jewish boy goes to an elite prep school in the 1950's and hides his religion until a jealous bigot forces it out in the open. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Over(looked) and Under(rated): Damages
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Rent Starring Pascal, Rapp, Stewart Comes To Asu Gammage
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User Comments:
A movie with a great message- no matter what religion more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brendan Fraser ... David Greene

Matt Damon ... Charlie Dillon

Chris O'Donnell ... Chris Reece
Randall Batinkoff ... Rip Van Kelt
Andrew Lowery ... 'Mack' McGivern

Cole Hauser ... Jack Connors

Ben Affleck ... Chesty Smith

Anthony Rapp ... Richard 'McGoo' Collins

Amy Locane ... Sally Wheeler
Peter Donat ... Headmaster Dr. Bartram
Zeljko Ivanek ... Mr. Cleary
Kevin Tighe ... Coach McDevitt
Michael Higgins ... Mr. Gierasch
Ed Lauter ... Alan Greene
Peter McRobbie ... Chaplain
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language.
Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Hebrew
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Matt Damon's character is named Charlie Dillon. This is the name of one of the classmates of casting director Lisa Beach. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After David's brawl in the alley, his face is bruised. This brown mark later fades and again darkens between shots of him walking through the preparatory school for the first time. more
Quotes:
Jack Connors: Okay, I'll admit it, you know. I'm an anti-Semite. I crack Jew jokes, think they're dirty, greedy. And you know what? David Greene's the only one I've ever known up close.
McGoo: What's you're point, Connors?
Jack Connors: He's a good guy.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Living with Fran: School Ties (#1.10)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Smokey Joe's Cafe more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A movie with a great message- no matter what religion, 9 October 2002
Author: ijrichter from Mexico

This movie was really touching and very important to me, it's the story of a Jewish boy who goes to a private High School, and has to hide his identity to be accepted. It was really shocking to see how they treated Jewish people back then, I'm also Jewish, and I would hate to be in David's position, to have to hide my identity to fit in. When i heard Brendan Fraser played David, I wasn't very sure about how the movie was going to be, but i was surprised to see what a good actor he is, he pulls it off really well. Matt Damon also gives a great performance, as a guy who is jealous of David and uses the information of him being Jewish to get back. Chris O'Donnell plays David's roomate, and the only guy who stands by him till the end. With the cast, the script, and the valuable message this movie gives about religion and acceptance, makes a movie that shines like no other has. 9.5/10(for the lack of success)

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