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Boys

  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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Winona Ryder in Boys (1996)
Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.
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25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.

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3.6K
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  • Director
    • Stacy Cochran
  • Writers
    • Stacy Cochran
    • James Salter(short story "Twenty Minutes")
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Lukas Haas
    • John C. Reilly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stacy Cochran
  • Writers
    • Stacy Cochran
    • James Salter(short story "Twenty Minutes")
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Lukas Haas
    • John C. Reilly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Winona Ryder and Lukas Haas in Boys (1996)
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    Top cast

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    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Patty Vareas Patty Vare
    Lukas Haas
    Lukas Haas
    • John Baker Jras John Baker Jr
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Officer Kellogg Curryas Officer Kellogg Curry
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • Fenton Rayas Fenton Ray
    Skeet Ulrich
    Skeet Ulrich
    • Bud Valentineas Bud Valentine
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Bartenderas Bartender
    Spencer Vrooman
    • John Murphyas John Murphy
    Charlie Hofheimer
    Charlie Hofheimer
    • John Cookeas John Cooke
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • Officer Bill Martoneas Officer Bill Martone
    Marty McDonough
    Marty McDonough
    • Teacheras Teacher
    Wiley Wiggins
    Wiley Wiggins
    • John Phillipsas John Phillips
    Vivienne Shub
    • Francesas Frances
    Russell Young
    • John Van Sliederas John Van Slieder
    Christopher Pettiet
    Christopher Pettiet
    • Jon Heinzas Jon Heinz
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Jillyas Jilly
    Maddie Corman
    Maddie Corman
    • Liz Curryas Liz Curry
    Andy Davis
    • Jonathan Marcoas Jonathan Marco
    Jessica Harper
    Jessica Harper
    • Mrs. John Bakeras Mrs. John Baker
    • Director
      • Stacy Cochran
    • Writers
      • Stacy Cochran
      • James Salter(short story "Twenty Minutes")
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    Storyline

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    Patty Vare falls off a horse and is found unconscious by preparatory school student John Baker. He takes her to his dormitory. As he quickly discovers, she is hiding from something. For John this becomes a road to maturity and for Patty, it's a way back to love and tenderness. —Mattias Thuresson
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    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • No one stays innocent forever.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Edward Furlong was considered for the role of John Baker.
    • Goofs
      Before Baker falls asleep away from the fair, the trees closest to him have all of their leaves. In the morning, both are almost bare.
    • Quotes

      Patty: Look, I don't want to keep you from your school work...

      John Baker Jr: I drop out of school Patty, or at least I tried to... God, are you always like this?

      Patty: Ya, I'm always like this.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Twister/Captives/Boys/Dead Man/Cold Comfort Farm (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      She's Not There
      Written by Rod Argent
      Performed by The Cruel Sea
      Courtesy of Polydor Records Australia -
      Red Eye Records/A&M Records, Inc.

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Flushable
    "Boys" tells a flimsy story to which Cochran tries to add mystery by keeping information from the audience and revealing it piecemeal via flashback. Cheap shot. Ryder is found unconscious, after being thrown from horseback, by a boarding school student (Haas) who takes her to his room (yeah, right), instead of the obvious choice, the hospital. You know, HOSPITAL...where you take injured people for professional medical care. Duh. Anyway, this dumbassed flick has a list of negatives too long to go into here. File "Boys" in the boys room and don't forget to flush. (D)
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    • Nov 15, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Girl You Want
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $516,349
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $270,107
      • May 12, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $516,349
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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