The Chocolate War (1988)
3.6 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- Adapted from Robert Cormier's controversial novel - the most widely banned book in America - this "sardonic comedy-drama" explores the cruelty and betrayal of adolescence. 'The Chocolate War' is set in a Catholic boys' school where Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), a new student and rebellious loner, finds himself at odds with the school's hierarchy. Then Jerry refuses to be bullied into selling chocolates at the school's annual fundraiser, the surly school administrator, Brother Leon (John Glover) teams up with Archie (Wallace Langham), the leader of Trinity prep school's secret society, the Vigils, to make Jerry's life a living hell. But an uncompromising Jerry refuses to back down
- Actors:
- John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison, Corey Gunnestad, Brent David Fraser, Robert Davenport, Jenny Wright, Bud Cort, Adam Baldwin, Ethan Sandler, Wayne Young, Kurt Bloom, Wyeth Orestes Johnston, Landon Wine, Matthew Burke, Douglas A. Forsyth, Peter Boyack, Sean Hagerty, Colin Mitchell
- Directors:
- Keith Gordon
- Writers:
- Robert Cormier, Keith Gordon
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
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