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Plot

Charles Purpura scribed this semi-autobiographical tale about his experiences in a Brooklyn Catholic school of 1965. The film focuses on several Catholic school boys who get into ever increasing amounts of trouble with the presiding priests of the Catholic school, St. Basil's. Andrew McCarthy plays Michael Dunn, a newly arrived student who latches onto the class egghead Caesar (Malcolm Danare), who is constantly picked on by the class bully Rooney (Kevin Dillon). Rooney intimidates Michael and Caesar to become his erstwhile chums and, along with a few other quiet students, they receive corporal punishment for minor infractions, disrupting communion and confession and, ultimately, their antics inspire changes in the strict school hierarchy.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
102min.
DVD Release Date:
08/30/2005
Director(s):
Michael Dinner
Starring:
Donald Sutherland , John Heard , Andrew McCarthy , Mary Stuart Masterson , Kevin Dillon
Themes:
High School Life,Teachers and Students,Members of the Clergy
Tone:
Bittersweet,Heartwarming,Nostalgic
Keywords:
Catholicism,high-school,new-kid-in-town,parochial [religious],priest,rebel,student