The Boys Club (1997)

Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decides to crash their secret hideout. Luke ... See full summary »

Director:

John Fawcett

Writers:

Doug Smith (story), Peter Wellington (screenplay)

Stars:

Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone

5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Chris Penn	...	Luke Cooper
Dominic Zamprogna	...	Kyle McLarea
Stuart Stone	...	Brad
Devon Sawa	...	Eric
Amy Stewart	...	Megan
Nicholas Campbell	...	Kyle's Dad
Jarred Blancard	...	Jake McLarea
Max Piersig	...	Simon
Julian Richings	...	Officer Cole
Alana Shields	...	Brad's Mom
Sean Dick	...	Bobby
Peter Van Wart	...	Eric's Father
Heidi von Palleske	...	Eric's Mother
Bif Naked	...	Liquor Store Manager
Brock Curley	...	Liquor Store Cashier

Storyline

Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decides to crash their secret hideout. Luke tells them that he's a cop on the run from corrupt colleagues, and swears them to silence. As he recuperates, he becomes their buddy and confidante. By the time the boys realize Luke is not who he pretends to be, they're in way over their heads.

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Plot Keywords:

gunshot | cop | fugitive | bullet | teen | 

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Taglines:

It began as an innocent adventure... it became a terrifying ordeal. (UK VHS Box Cover)

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including a scene of sexual intimidation, language and some nude pin-ups

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1997 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Amicizia pericolosa

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Communications Corporation, OB&D Films, St. Nick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 7 minutes and 49 seconds you can see that one of Megan's friend's is drinking from a Pepsi can.

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Goofs

In the scene where Luke is washing his hair if you look closely between shots you will see the soap in his hair slowly disappear even though you don't hear the sound of the water from the bucket that Eric is dumping over Luke's head.

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Quotes

Eric: Here we go, Bradley, are you in or are you out?

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Connections

References Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Morphine"
Written by David Usher
Performed by Moist
Courtesy of EMI Music Canada

User Reviews

Don't be fooled - 'The Boys Club' is a yawn!

Not really worth a review, but I suppose it's my duty to warn you all - especially since there are some pretty good reviews of this Canadian bomb floating around out there... Bad acting and a slow moving, absolutely atrociously boring 'coming of age' tale in which 3 boys lives are turned upside down when a man on the run shows up at their clubhouse in the woods. At firs the boys make good with the intruder and at one point even view him as some sort of a role model... However all this changes... and you still won't care. You will recognize Chris Penn, whose biggest cinematic impact is Corky Romano, and a young Devon Sawa, whose career peaked at 'Casper'. I was hoping for a '12 and Holding', 'The War', or 'Lie' and all I got was a waste of time. This film struggles to keep it's audiences attention and never makes an impact or maintains a note of anything remotely interesting.