Masterminds (1997)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Roger Christian

Writers (WGA):

Floyd Byars (story) &
Alex Siskin (story) ...

Release Date:

22 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Comedy

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.

Plot Keywords:

Die Hard Scenario

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Smart Alec (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence included in a children hostage situation, and for language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 (video premiere) | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hatley Castle, Royal Roads, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Byars-Dudelson

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."

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Bentley grabs the bug from Foster, he yells, "What the hell is this? Foster!" When it shows his face, and he is supposed to be saying, "--the hell is this?" he is just saying, "Foster!"

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]

Movie Connections:

References Scream 2 (1997)

Soundtrack:

Pornoesque

Die Hard for Kids

Like Ozzie says when it's getting wrong: 'We have a Die Hard situation'. But its Die Hard for kids, a thousand bullets, without anyone getting hurt, no swearing and no sex. See it on video, it's for anyone above 10 and PG? I think not, parents could be very bored watching this. I myself (28) enjoyed it.