The Chocolate War (1988)

A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and its hierarchy. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the school's administration by ... See full summary »

Director:

Keith Gordon

Writers:

Robert Cormier (novel), Keith Gordon

Stars:

John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham

2 nominations.

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

Storyline

A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and its hierarchy. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the school's administration by selling chocolates.

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Plot Keywords:

catholic | chocolate | headmaster | student | vigil | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Guerra do Chocolate

Filming Locations:

Sammamish High School - 100 140th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$303,624 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, this is not Doug Hutchison's first movie. He stated his film debut was as Sproles in Fresh Horses.

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Quotes

Brother Leon: I'm warning you Archie, if the sale goes down the drain, you and the Vigils go down the drain. We all go down the drain together!

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Connections

Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Shepherd's Song"
(as "Sheperd's Song")
By Scott Cossu
(P) 1986 Windham Hill Productions, Inc.

User Reviews

The Chocolate Score

This film was not along the same lines as the ordinary (David conquers Goliath) high school film of the 80's. And for that respect was probably appreciated by anyone who had experiences of being bullied when they were growing up. Though it has been said that the film was not as good as the actual book, I think the adaption made its point and the lesson was learned. Many of the young people in this world who are fornunate enough to see it, even if by accident, will understand that they are not alone. There are others who are having an even harder time as they grow up, and that "their own life" isn't so bad after all !!!