The Boys Club

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The Boys Club
The Boys Club
Directed by	John Fawcett
Written by	Doug Smith Peter Wellington
Produced by	Tim O'Brien Greg Dummett
Starring	Chris Penn Dominic Zamprogna Devon Sawa Stuart Stone
Cinematography	Thom Best
Edited by	Susan Maggi
Music by	Michael Timmins (music composer) Jeff Bird (music composer)
Production companies	Alliance Communications Corporation Cactra OB&D Films Ontario Film Development Corporation St. Nick Productions Téléfilm Canada
Distributed by	Allumination Filmworks
Release dates	September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19) (Canada) April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25) (U.S.)
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Boys Club is a 1996 Canadian crime drama thriller film directed by John Fawcett, written by Doug Smith (story) and Peter Wellington (writer), and starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone. It was released theatrically in 1996 in Canada by Alliance Films, on VHS in Canada by Alliance Video and the United States by A-Pix Entertainment, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on VHS by High Fliers Films and in Australia and New Zealand on VHS by Home Cinema Group, on Laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the United States in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment and in 2003 by Ardustry Home Entertainment. In 2013, it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD, and in 2017 by FilmRise digitally on Amazon Prime. It currently is not available on Blu-ray or Ultra HD Blu-ray. The film has aired in the mid 1990's on television in the USA on Pay-Per-View and Turner Classic Movies and in Canada, on Cinépop.

Plot

Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decides to crash their secret hideout. Luke tells them that he’s a cop on the run from corrupt colleagues, and swears them to silence. As he recuperates, he becomes their buddy and confidante. By the time the boys realize Luke is not who he pretends to be, they’re in way over their heads.

Cast

• Chris Penn as Luke - A older man that has a gunshot wound in his leg. Eric, Brad and Kyle find him in their clubhouse.
• Dominic Zamprogna as Kyle - A fourteen year old boy who is friends with Kyle and Eric. He has a crush on Megan.
• Stuart Stone as Brad - A fourteen year old boy who is friends with Eric and Kyle.
• Devon Sawa as Eric - A fourteen year old boy who is friends with Brad and Kyle.
• Amy Stewart as Megan - A pretty girl that Kyle has a crush on.
• Nicholas Campbell as Kyle's Dad - He is the father of Kyle and Jake.
• Jarred Blanchard as Jake - He is the older brother of Kyle.
• Max Piersig as Simon - A friend of Jake.
• Julian Richings as Officer Cole - A police officer who investigates a incident at Eric's house.
• Alana Shields as Brad's Mom - The mother of Brad.
• Sean Dick as Bobby - A neighbor boy who is friends with Brad.
• Peter Van Wart as Eric's Father - The father of Brad.
• Heidi von Palleske as Eric's Mother - The mother of Eric.
• Bif Naked as Liquor Store Manager - A liquor store manager who works at a liquor store.
• Brock Curley as Liquor Store Cashier - A liquor store cashier who works at a liquor store.

Soundtrack

1. "Harnessed in Slums", Archers of Loaf
2. "Universe", Eric's Trip
3. "Failed You", The Pasties
4. "Old Enough", Crash Vegas
5. "Devil", Drugstore
6. "Disease", Sister Machine Gun
7. "Coconut Cream", The Tragically Hip
8. "Jesus", Vowel Movement
9. "Misogyny", Rusty
10. "Too Easy", Wagbeard
11. "Gun Pointed", Taste of Joy
12. "Monkeysucker", The Killjoys
13. "Everything", The Killjoys
14. "Morphine", Moist
15. "You Shine Bright", Crash Vegas
16. "My Favorite Martian", The Doughboys
17. "The Letter", Bif Naked
18. "Over Your Shoulder", Motörhead
19. "Moment", Crawl
20. "Neighborhood Villains", The Doughboys
21. "The Secret", 54-40

==Filming Locations== The movie was filmed in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Awards and nominations

The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:

• Best Director (John Fawcett)
• Best Actor (Chris Penn)
• Best Art Direction/Production Design (Taavo Soodor)
• Best Editing (Susan Maggi)
• Best Screenplay (Doug Smith) and (Peter Wellington (director))

External links

• The Boys Club at IMDb 
• ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Boys Club at AllMovie
• The Boys Club at Rotten Tomatoes