The Skulls (2000)

Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls", in hope of gaining acceptance into Harvard Law ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer:

John Pogue

Stars:

Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joshua Jackson	...	Lucas "Luke" McNamara
Paul Walker	...	Caleb Mandrake
Hill Harper	...	Will Beckford
Leslie Bibb	...	Chloe Whitfield
Christopher McDonald	...	Martin Lombard
Steve Harris	...	Detective Sparrow
William Petersen	...	Ames Levritt
Craig T. Nelson	...	Litten Mandrake
David Asman	...	Jason Pitcairn
Scott Gibson	...	Travis Wheeler
Nigel Bennett	...	Dr. Rupert Whitney
Andrew Kraulis	...	McBride
Derek Aasland	...	Sullivan
Jennifer Melino	...	J.J.
Noah Danby	...	Hugh Mauberson

Storyline

Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls", in hope of gaining acceptance into Harvard Law School. At first seduced by the club's trapping of power and wealth, a series of disturbing incidents, such as his best friends suicide, leads Luke to investigate the true nature of the organization and the truth behind his friends supposed suicide. He starts realizing that his future and possibly his life is in danger.

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Plot Keywords:

college | ivy league | secret society | suicide | friend | 

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Taglines:

If a secret society can give you everything you desire, imagine what they can take away.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lobanje

Filming Locations:

Belfountain, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£149,297 (UK) (24 November 2000)

Gross:

ESP 195,232,054 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hill Harper's character, Will, who plays Luke's roommate in the film, is modeled after director Rob Cohen's real life Harvard roommate.

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Goofs

When Lucas is getting branded in the war room, you can see the blackened area of the "brand" before the hot steel is touched to his skin.

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Quotes

Monk: Get up and shut up, Mandrake!
Caleb Mandrake: I'm sorry, Mr. Monk.

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Connections

Followed by The Skulls III (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Devil's Train"
Written by Daniel Lenz & Brent Daniels
Performed by Hednoize

User Reviews

Silly but fun

OK the plot is old hat (a secret society that rules the government and covers up a murder or two) but the movie is entertaining. The plot is relatively intelligent and fast-moving; the cast is uniformally good--even Joshua Jackson!; there's no graphic gore (or nudity); and the action scenes are well-done and exciting. Not a great film by any means, but a fun, action-filled, entertaining two hours. Just don't think about it too much afterwards.