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Charles Purpura (writer)
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8 February 1985 (USA)
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If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings! more
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A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl. full summary | add synopsis
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Reflects that period of time
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Donald Sutherland | ... | Brother Thadeus |
 | John Heard | ... | Brother Timothy |
 | Andrew McCarthy | ... | Michael Dunn |
 | Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | Danni |
 | Kevin Dillon | ... | Rooney |
| Malcolm Danare | ... | Caesar |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Boo (as Jennie Dundas) |
| Kate Reid | ... | Grandma |
 | Wallace Shawn | ... | Father Abruzzi |
 | Jay Patterson | ... | Brother Constance |
| George Anders | ... | Brother Augustus |
 | Dana Barron | ... | Janine |
 | John Eric Bentley | ... | First Man (as John Bentley) |
| Imogene Bliss | ... | Cook |
| Philip Bosco | ... | Brother Paul |
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Catholic Boys
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Patrick Dempsey's film debut.
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Anachronisms: Though set in 1965, virtually every school bus in the film was manufactured in the late-1970s and early-1980s. Most of them were built on truck cowls that didn't exist at the time, and contained features such as amber flashing lights next to the red ones above the windshield, which didn't exist in New York State until 1973.
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This movie depicts a time that has now become a part of history. St. Michael's School closed its doors earlier this year. The neighborhood which was populated by Irish and Italian kids is now primarily Latino and lower-income,who couldn't afford the rising tuition.
The situations, as portrayed, were actually quite realistic for an inner-city parochial school. Some might say the brutality toward the boys was extreme- but pretty close to the truth.
Actual scenes were used in the neighborhood. The building that housed the candy store is still there, empty and derelict.
The movie caught the aura of the era and is becoming a 'cult classic'