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Overview

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Director:

Keith Gordon

Writers:

Robert Cormier (novel)
Keith Gordon (written by)

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Release Date:

18 November 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and it's hierarchy. A new student must submit to the... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 nomination more

User Comments:

Great Movie! more (34 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Glover ... Brother Leon
Ilan Mitchell-Smith ... Jerry

Wallace Langham ... Archie (as Wally Ward)

Doug Hutchison ... Obie
Corey Gunnestad ... Goober

Brent David Fraser ... Emile Janza (as Brent Fraser)
Robert Davenport ... Brian Cochran
Jenny Wright ... Lisa

Bud Cort ... Brother Jacques

Adam Baldwin ... Carter
Ethan Sandler ... Caroni
Wayne Young ... Gregory Bailey
Kurt Bloom ... Impressed Kid on Bus
Wyeth Orestes Johnston ... Senior 'Environment' Kid
Landon Wine ... Frank Bollo
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Additional Details

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R


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Trivia:

The film had a paltry music budget of about $15,000. Most of the artists featured on the soundtrack allowed the filmmakers to use their songs at bargain basement prices. David Bowie, however, asked for $100,000 to utilize his song "Heroes" during the final scene and credits, so Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" was substituted. more

Quotes:

Archie Costello: You've disobeyed the Viglis once already Jerry. This calls for punishment. Now, we the Vigils don't believe in physical violence, but we've found it necessary to have a punishment code. The punishment is usually worse then the assignment. We can make your life sad. But we're letting you off easy Jerry. Tomorrow, we're simply asking you to sell the chocolates.
Bill Carter: We're not asking Archie, we're telling!
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995) more

Soundtrack:

In My Room more


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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Great Movie!, 24 July 2000
10/10
Author: Mercedes-13

The Chocolate War is a movie about a young kid named Jerry and his power struggle with the group at school called the Vigils. They want him to sell the schools annual chocolates but he refuses and from then on the Vigils make his life miserable. I really enjoyed this movie and I thought that Wallace Langham gave a great performance as Archie. He was so mean and cold that you couldn't help hating him and this to me is a sign of a great actor. I think everyone should see this movie and if you already have see it again!

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