The Boys Club

The Boys Club is a 1997 crime 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 on VHS in Canada and the United States by Allumination Filmworks, on Laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the United States in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment. It was rereleased in the United States in 2003 on DVD by Ardustry Home Entertainment. In 2013 it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD.

The Boys Club
Directed byJohn Fawcett
Produced byTim O'Brien
Greg Dummett
Written byDoug Smith
Peter Wellington
StarringChris Penn
Dominic Zamprogna
Devon Sawa
Stuart Stone
Distributed byAllumination Filmworks
Release date
  • February 28, 1997 (1997-02-28) (Canada)
  • June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17) (U.S.)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound to 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 confidant. By the time the boys realize that Luke is not who he pretends to be, they're in way over their heads.

Cast
  • Chris Penn – Luke Cooper
  • Dominic Zamprogna – Kyle
  • Stuart Stone – Brad
  • Devon Sawa – Eric
  • Amy Stewart – Megan
  • Nicholas Campbell – Kyle's Dad
  • Jarred Blanchard – Jake
  • Max Piersig – Simon
  • Julian Richings – Officer Cole
  • Alana Shields – Brad's Mom
  • Sean Dick – Bobby
  • Peter Van Wart – Eric's Father
  • Heidi von Palleske – Eric's Mother
  • Bif Naked – Liquor Store Manager
  • Brock Curley – Liquor Store Cashier
  • Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio – (uncredited)
  • Michael Anthony Williams – Bill (uncredited)

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

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)


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