School Ties
- Director: Robert Mandel
- Writer: Dick Wolf
- Producer: Stanley R. Jaffe; Sherry Lansing
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Boys school with the obligatory vile head teacher.
Anti-semitism, foul youths, the privileged, the scholarship, the sexually confused and the suicidal – they are all here in this run of the mill, nothing new, diatribe with polished pretty, pretty boys.
The message in this film is foul – God bless America and all those who sank or who are sinking.
Despicable film-making.
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The(ir) Blurb...
David Greene is brought into a prestigious 1950s school to help their football team to beat the school's old rivals. David, however, is from a working class background, so he isn't really "one of them", but he's very successful at making friends. David is a Jew, and has to keep this a secret from his friends for fear of being rejected.
Cast & Characters
Brendan Fraser as David Greene;
Matt Damon as Charlie Dillon;
Chris O'Donnell as Chris Reece;
Randall Batinkoff as Rip Van Kelt;
Andrew Lowery as 'Mack' McGivern;
Cole Hauser as Jack Connors;
Ben Affleck as Chesty Smith;
Anthony Rapp as Richard 'McGoo' Collins;
Amy Locane as Sally Wheeler;
Peter Donat as Headmaster Dr. Bartram;
Zeljko Ivanek as Mr. Cleary;
Kevin Tighe as Coach McDevitt;
Michael Higgins as Mr. Gierasch;
Ed Lauter as Alan Greene;
Peter McRobbie as Chaplain