The Skulls

20002000
PG-13PG-13
1h 46min

Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)

A senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

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A senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skull... Read allA senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.A senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)

Leslie Bibb in The Skulls (2000)

Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)

Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)

Leslie Bibb, Joshua Jackson, and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)

Leslie Bibb and Joshua Jackson in The Skulls (2000)

Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker in The Skulls (2000)

Joshua Jackson in The Skulls (2000)

Rob Cohen and Joshua Jackson in The Skulls (2000)

Hill Harper appears as Will Beckford

Luke meets Ames Levitt and Litten Mandrake

Luke & Caleb

The Skulls II

4.6

The Skulls III

4.7

Gossip

5.9

Joy Ride

6.6

The Lazarus Project

6.1

The Lazarus Project

Into the Blue

5.9

Bobby Z

5.8

Varsity Blues

6.5

Timeline

5.7

Running Scared

7.3

Hours

6.4

Vehicle 19

4.9

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. —Kyle <Kyleshivers@aol.com>

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Taglines
- A secret society so powerful, it can give you everything you desire... at a price.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for violence and brief sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
The Skull-and-Bones Society (on which this movie was based) actually gives out watches to each class of skulls, though not necessarily with the whole branding ceremony. After the movie was filmed, Joshua Jackson acquired one of the actual watches and gave it to director Rob Cohen.

Goofs
During the car chase through the park, the Jeep's lights go out as the driver goes around corners, because he is using the emergency brake, which turns off the daytime running lights.

Quotes
Will Beckford: If it's secret and elite, it can't be good.

Alternate versions
The DVD version includes deleted scenes showing: Luke working as a singing flower delivery boy; a longer bar scene; after the bar scene they stop off at the news office; what happens after they fall off the roof; judge Mandrake blackmailing Luke; judge Mandrake convincing Caleb to "confess".

Connections
Featured in Spotlight on Location: The Skulls (2000)

Soundtracks
Something About a Ceiling
Written by Dave Bassett, Brian Keitz, Casey Dolan
Performed by 3 Day Wheely
Courtesy of DreamWorks Songs

Top review

8/10

People judge this film too much

The Skulls is not art. In fact it's pretty bad but some films are just made to entertain. I'm a firm believer of that. When people complain about this films plot, acting, etc, i just go come on guys give it a break. The movie does what it was made for. it entertains its core audience. Teenagers. I'm a teen and i enjoyed it for what it was even if it wasn't the greatest film ever made.

The plot is intriguing but a little unrealistic. Luke Macnamara wnats desperately to be apart of a secret society known as the skulls. But he soon realizes that being in this society comes at a price.

The plot begins with some intrigue but falls short after awhile and that's when you realize that this film is just there to entertain and yo shold just sit back and enjoy the ride. The acting is actually pretty good. joshua jackson is a telented actor and i bet if he got a better script he could go places. Leslie Bibb is the best because she displays the most emotion. She's very good. Paul walker is the weak link. he needs acting lessons.

so guys don't go into this movie looking for a great script or anything like that. just be prepared to be entertained. i most certainly was.

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5

MissCzarChasm
Oct 29, 2000

Release date
- March 31, 2000 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Canada
Language
- English
Also known as
- Sociedad secreta
Filming locations
- Henley Island, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
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Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $35,046,120
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,034,885
- Apr 2, 2000
Gross worldwide
- $50,802,120

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 46min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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