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Director:
Writers:
Robert Cormier (novel)
Keith Gordon (written by)
Release Date:
18 November 1988 (USA) more
Plot:
A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and it's hierarchy. A new student must submit to the... more | add synopsis
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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100 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Filming Locations:
Sammamish High School - 100 140th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, USA
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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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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!