The Boys Club

For other uses, see Boys Club (disambiguation).

The Boys Club
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Directed by	John Fawcett
Produced by	Tim O'Brien Greg Dummett
Written by	Doug Smith Peter Wellington
Starring	Chris Penn Dominic Zamprogna Devon Sawa Stuart Stone
Distributed by	Allumination Filmworks
Release dates	February 28, 1997 (1997-02-28) (Canada) June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17) (U.S.)
Country	Canada
Language	English

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 USA by Allumination Filmworks, on Laserdisc in the USA by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the USA in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment. It was re released in the USA in 2003 on DVD by Ardustry Home Entertainment. In 2013 it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD.

Plot

Three teenage boys (Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone) in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper (Chris Penn), 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 – 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)

External links

• The Boys Club at IMDb
• The Boys Club at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Boys Club at AllMovie