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The Boys Club

The Boys Club

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The Boys Club

"A crime to get in, murder to get out."

1996

1h 31m

5.7(22 votes)

Drama

Adventure

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Alliance Films

Téléfilm Canada

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Luke

Dominic Zamprogna

Dominic Zamprogna

Kyle

Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Brad

Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa

Eric

Amy Stewart

Amy Stewart

Megan

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Kyle's Dad

Jarred Blancard

Jarred Blancard

Jake

Max Piersig

Simon

Julian Richings

Julian Richings

Officer Cole

Heidi von Palleske

Heidi von Palleske

Eric's Mother

Creative team

Directed by: John Fawcett
Written by: Peter Wellington
Doug Smith
Produced by: Greg Dummett
Tim O'Brien

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