Hadley's Rebellion (1987)

Director:

Fred Walton

Writers:

Steve Feke (writer)
Fred Walton (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The plot of "Hadley's Rebellion" mirrors that of "Vision Quest", 1985, another film about a high school wrestler. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Griffin O'Neal	...	Hadley Hickman
William Devane	...	Coach Ball
Charles Durning	...	Sam Crawford
Adam Baldwin	...	Bobo McKenzie
Lisa Lucas	...	Linda Johnson
Eric Boles	...	Mr. Stevens
Dennis Hauge	...	Joe Foster
Herbie Pilato	...	Bingo
Israel Juarbe	...	Manuel Hernandez
Chad McQueen	...	Rick Stanton
John Mengatti	...	Bobby Clark
Dean R. Miller	...	Bean
Tim Montgomery	...	Spencer Hardaway
Ruth Phillips	...	Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Garry Kluger	...	Townie
Tony Lettieri	...	Townie
Tony O'Dell	...	Dorm Student
Stephanie Shayne	...	Mrs. Hickman (scenes deleted)
Bart Williams	...	Baptist Minister
Larry Zerner	...	Dorm Member

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Claremont, California, USA

Company:

East India Trading Company

Trivia:

Hadley's Rebellion was filmed almost totally at the Webb Schools of California in Claremont. The scene of the English class in which Hadley (Griffin O'Neal) falls asleep, was a real classroom featuring Webb Schools' music teacher, Chris Trussell as the teacher.

A teenage wrestler struggles with growing up.

This was a pretty good statement of teenage angst. A young and talented wrestler struggles with growing up and what's right. The teenage years are told through the medium of wrestling, a sport that is largely unrecognized and under-appreciated, according to this film. A few elements of the plot are typically hollywood (the washed up mentor who could have been a contender), but the performances are just strong enough to take you back to your own high school years and revisit all that was right, or wrong, with them.