Summary
The Boys Club is a 1996 Canadian crime drama thriller film directed by John Fawcett,[1] written by Doug Smith (story) [2] and Peter Wellington (writer),[3] and starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone. It was released theatrically in 1996 in Canada by Alliance Films, on VHS in Canada by Alliance Video and the United States by A-Pix Entertainment, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on VHS by High Fliers Video Distribution and in Australia and New Zealand on VHS by Home Cinema Group, on Laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the United States in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment and in 2003 by Ardustry Home Entertainment. In 2013, it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD in compilation DVD packs, and in 2017 by FilmRise digitally on Amazon Prime. It currently is not available on Blu-ray or Ultra HD Blu-ray. The film has aired in the mid 1990's on television in the USA on Pay-Per-View and Turner Classic Movies and in Canada, on Cinépop.[citation needed]
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| Directed by | John Fawcett |
| Written by | Doug Smith (script writer) Peter Wellington |
| Produced by | Tim O'Brien Greg Dummett |
| Starring | Chris Penn Dominic Zamprogna Devon Sawa Stuart Stone Amy Stewart Nicholas Campbell |
| Cinematography | Thom Best |
| Edited by | Susan Maggi |
| Music by | Michael Timmins (music composer) Jeff Bird (music composer) |
Production companies | Alliance Communications Corporation Actra Le Monde Entertainment OB&D Films Ontario Film Development Corporation St. Nick Productions Téléfilm Canada |
| Distributed by | Allumination Filmworks |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, 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 confidant. By the time the boys realize Luke is not who he pretends to be, they are in way over their heads.
Cast edit
- Chris Penn as Luke [4]
- Dominic Zamprogna as Kyle [5]
- Stuart Stone as Brad [6]
- Devon Sawa as Eric [7]
- Amy Stewart as Megan [8]
- Nicholas Campbell as Kyle's Dad [9]
- Jarred Blanchard as Jake [10]
- Max Piersig as Simon [11]
- Julian Richings as Officer Cole [12]
- Alana Shields as Brad's Mom [13]
- Sean Dick as Bobby [14]
- Peter Van Wart as Eric's Father [15]
- Heidi von Palleske as Eric's Mother [16]
- Bif Naked as Liquor Store Manager [17]
- Brock Curley as Liquor Store Cashier [18]
Soundtrack edit
- "Harnessed in Slums", Archers of Loaf[19]
- "Universe", Eric's Trip[20]
- "Failed You", The Pasties[21]
- "Old Enough", Crash Vegas[22]
- "Devil", Drugstore[23]
- "Disease", Sister Machine Gun[24]
- "Coconut Cream", The Tragically Hip[25]
- "Jesus", Vowel Movement[26]
- "Misogyny", Rusty[27]
- "Too Easy", Wagbeard[28]
- "Gun Pointed", Taste of Joy[29]
- "Monkeysucker", The Killjoys[30]
- "Everything", The Killjoys[31]
- "Morphine", Moist[32]
- "You Shine Bright", Crash Vegas[33]
- "My Favorite Martian", The Doughboys[34]
- "The Letter", Bif Naked[35]
- "Over Your Shoulder", Motörhead[36]
- "Moment", Crawl[37]
- "Neighborhood Villains", The Doughboys[38]
- "The Secret", 54-40[39]
Deleted Scenes edit
Two scenes were deleted from the film, they are of two scenes, the first scene with Kyle being pinned against Jake's car by Jake [40][41] [42] and the second scene Kyle with his bike talking outside to Megan. Megan is shown wearing a different outfit.[43][44][45]
Filming locations edit
The movie was filmed in Georgetown, Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [46] [citation needed]
Awards and nominations edit
The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:[47]
- Best Director (John Fawcett)[48]
- Best Actor (Chris Penn)[49]
- Best Art Direction/Production Design (Taavo Soodor)[50]
- Best Editing (Susan Maggi)[51]
- Best Screenplay (Doug Smith) and (Peter Wellington (director))[52]
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- ^ "Foto Dominic Zamprogna, Jarred Blancard da Amicizia pericolosa (1996) | FilmTV.it".
- ^ "Filming – the Boys Club".
- ^ "The Boys Club: Deleted Scenes (1996)". IMDb.
- ^ "Foto Dominic Zamprogna, Amy Stewart da Amicizia pericolosa (1996) | FilmTV.it".
- ^ "Filming – the Boys Club".
- ^ "The Boys Club: Deleted Scenes (1996)". IMDb.
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - Filming & production - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie".
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie".
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie".
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie".
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie".
- ^ "The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie".
External links edit
- The Boys Club at IMDb
- The Boys Club at AllMovie
- The Boys Club at Rotten Tomatoes
