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Masterminds (1997) -- Trapped in a school which a gang of criminals has siezed control, a young troublemaker fights a cat and mouse battle from inside.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Floyd Byars (story) &
Alex Siskin (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 August 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The criminal mastermind of the century just met his match...
Plot:
Trapped in a school which a gang of criminals has siezed control, a young troublemaker fights a cat and mouse battle from inside. full summary | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Patrick Stewart to be knighted
 (From Monsters and Critics. 20 December 2009, 9:00 PM, PST)

Sony At Acme
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 September 1997)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick Stewart ... Rafe Bentley

Vincent Kartheiser ... Oswald 'Ozzie' Paxton
Brenda Fricker ... Principal Claire Maloney

Bradley Whitford ... Miles Lawrence (as Brad Whitford)

Matt Craven ... Jake Paxton

Annabelle Gurwitch ... Helen Randall Paxton

Jon Abrahams ... Richard 'K-Dog'

Katie Stuart ... Melissa Randall
Michael MacRae ... Foster Deroy

Callum Keith Rennie ... Ollie
Earl Pastko ... Captain Jankel

Jason Schombing ... Marvin
Michael David Simms ... Colonel Duke
David Paul Grove ... Ferret (as Buck)
Akiko Morison ... Janet
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Smart Alec (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence included in a children hostage situation, and for language.
Runtime:
106 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)
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Trivia:
When Patrick Stewart's character makes his first appearance, he asks Principal Maloney to call him by his first name, "Raif," to which she immediately replies "Fine." This is a reference to the actor Ralph Fiennes, whose name is pronounced "Raif Fine." more
Goofs:
Continuity: Bentley's guards are repeated; in other words, the same guard is in more than one place at once. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
[Bentley sees a light in the tunnel while driving his vehicle]
Raif Bentley: Yes! Yes!
[the vehicle exits the tunnel and falls to the pond raw sewage, Bentley screams, the vehicle splashes to the pond, Bentley rises from the sewage and sees his suitcase of money in the sewage, he swims for it]
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Movie Connections:
References Scream 2 (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Never Again more

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Why has this movie not been released on dvd?
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
very crafty, 25 September 2003
10/10
Author: izz999 from America

i loved this movie, not only because i love Vincent Kartheiser, but because I liked the movie in a whole the script was entertaining and the things the character did were just so crafty, so well thought out it was kind of like home alone in a sense. A kid taking on an adult, outsmarting him. i enjoyed watching it. i would recommend it.

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