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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
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Ratings: 7.0/10 from 8,847 users
Metascore:
69/100
Reviews: 121 user | 75 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com
A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends. Director:Peter Care |
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Cast
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| Emile Hirsch | ... | ||
| Kieran Culkin | ... | ||
| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | ||
| Jena Malone | ... | ||
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Tyler Long | ... |
Joey Anderson
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Arthur Bridgers | ... |
Donny Flynn
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Scott Simpson | ... |
Newsie
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| Melissa Suzanne McBride | ... |
Mrs. Doyle
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| Michael Harding | ... |
Mr. Doyle
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| Chandler McIntyre | ... |
Naturalist
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Jeffrey West | ... |
Professor Sullivan
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Yvonne Erickson | ... |
Mrs. Sullivan
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Nicky Olson | ... |
Colin Gibbney
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Storyline
In mid-1970s Savannah, two bright but rebellious boys, Francis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, fight boredom, hormones and harsh teachers as they struggle to find something meaningful beyond the walls of their parish school. Francis, an exceptional artist whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery, creates a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys. When the ultra-strict Sister Assumpta seizes their artwork one day, the boys embark upon an obsessed trail of revenge that ultimately changes their lives. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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Forgive me father, for I am 14. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, sexual content and youth substance use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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A Vida Perigosa dos Rapazes do Altar See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$55,000 (USA) (16 June 2002) (9 Screens)Gross:
$1,779,284 (USA) (10 November 2002)Company Credits
Production Co:
Egg Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), Trilogy Entertainment Group See more »
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Newsie: Man, that's enough to melt an elephant.
Tim: Excuse my friend. He thinks he wants to melt two elephants.
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Written and Performed by Stephen Stills
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Chris Fuhrman died of cancer before completing the final draft of the book. The movie is dedicated to him at the beginning of the final credits. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Movie takes place in the 1970s but when the boys are riding their bikes to buy comic books, they drive past a house with a late '80s Buick parked in its driveway. See more »Quotes
Francis Doyle: That's all?Newsie: Man, that's enough to melt an elephant.
Tim: Excuse my friend. He thinks he wants to melt two elephants.
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Soundtracks
"Do It For the Others"Written and Performed by Stephen Stills
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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