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The Preppie Connection

  • 2015
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.8K
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Logan Huffman, Thomas Mann, and Lucy Fry in The Preppie Connection (2015)
A private school student uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
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  • Director
    • Joseph Castelo
  • Writers
    • Joseph Castelo
    • Ashley Rudden
  • Stars
    • Thomas Mann
    • Lucy Fry
    • Logan Huffman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Castelo
    • Writers
      • Joseph Castelo
      • Ashley Rudden
    • Stars
      • Thomas Mann
      • Lucy Fry
      • Logan Huffman
    • 18User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Thomas Mann and Lucy Fry in The Preppie Connection (2015)
    Logan Huffman, Thomas Mann, and Lucy Fry in The Preppie Connection (2015)
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    Thomas Mann
    Thomas Mann
    • Tobias Hammel
    Lucy Fry
    Lucy Fry
    • Alexis Hayes
    Logan Huffman
    Logan Huffman
    • Ellis Tynes
    Guillermo Arribas
    • Fidel
    Amy Hargreaves
    Amy Hargreaves
    • Ingrid
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • Mike Hammel
    Dylan Blue
    Dylan Blue
    • Dennis
    Robert Gorrie
    • Ben
    Jessica Rothe
    Jessica Rothe
    • Laura
    Sam Page
    Sam Page
    • Mr. Jennings
    Hemky Madera
    Hemky Madera
    • Raul
    Nat DeWolf
    Nat DeWolf
    • Mr. Gaines
    Tom Tammi
    Tom Tammi
    • Dr. Fielding
    Doug Plaut
    Doug Plaut
    • Chuck
    Cilda Shaur
    Cilda Shaur
    • Peg Atherton
    Clair Catherine
    Clair Catherine
    • Sara
    • (as Clair Westenberg)
    Shane Nepveu
    Shane Nepveu
    • Timothy
    Parker Pogue
    • Trevor
    • Director
      • Joseph Castelo
    • Writers
      • Joseph Castelo
      • Ashley Rudden
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      It was hard for Derek Oatis to watch the film saying: "I had a hard time revisiting the stuff. It prompted a return to therapy. I had a huge amount of guilt for what I did to my family. But in a weird way, it helped me process this stuff in a way I never had."
    • Goofs
      the $100 bills used to buy the cocaine during the bidding war are newbie prints/modern bills.
    • Crazy credits
      There is a snippet with Ed Bradley interviewing Derek Oatis during the end credits. Derek Oatis was the real life drug smuggler that this story is based upon.
    • Connections
      Edited from 60 Minutes (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Just Like Honey
      Written by Jim Reid and William Reid

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      Courtesy of Domino Publishing Company Ltd.

    User reviews18

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    4/10
    Rather dull
    The narrative follows a predictable arc without any insight that would otherwise make it worthwhile for viewers to watch this film. There was nothing provocative or contentious offered by the flat, almost cardboard like characters. It is the kind of shallow, angst filled melodrama found in movies aimed at the young adults segment except the topic of hard drug use by teenagers is anything but because the tragedy is very real.

    Derek Oatis is the person whom this movie was based off. He got away with 5 years probation and 5,000 hours of community service for selling hard drugs to teenage boys and girls. Mull over that for a while and then watch a documentary about what happens when young people become addicted to drugs. None of the people associated with the Derek Oatis case (including Derek Oatis himself) suffered any long-term consequences for what they did. They got expelled from school but then went on to lucrative and prestigious careers in law, finance, media and the like. Knowing this, is it really meaningful to make a film about the 'social injustices' of being a poor kid in a rich kid school?
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    • mingsphinx
    • Dec 26, 2016

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Puerto Rico
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Coalition Films (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La conexión de los niños pijos
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Rico
    • Production companies
      • Coalition Films
      • Mensch Productions
      • Parallell Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,558
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,576
      • Mar 20, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,558
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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