The Boys Club

The Boy's Club
The Boy's Club
	The Boy's Club
Directed by	John Fawcett
Written by	Doug Smith; Peter Wellington
Produced by	;
Starring	Chris Penn; Dominic Zamprogna; Devon Sawa; Stuart Stone
Cinematography
Edited by	Susan Maggi
Music by	;
Production; companies	Alliance Communications Corporation; ; ; ; ; Téléfilm Canada
Distributed by
Release dates	September 19, 1996 (Canada); April 25, 1997 (U.S.);
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Boy's Club is a 1996 Canadian crime drama 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 , on Laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the United States in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment. It was re-released in the United States in 2003 on DVD by . In 2013, it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD.

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 is 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 are too deeply involved.

Cast[]

Chris Penn – Luke Cooper
Dominic Zamprogna – Kyle
Stuart Stone – Brad
Devon Sawa – Eric
– Megan
Nicholas Campbell – Kyle's Dad
– Jake
– Simon
Julian Richings – Officer Cole
– Brad's Mom
– Bobby
– Eric's Father
– Eric's Mother
Bif Naked – Liquor Store Manager
– Liquor Store Cashier
– (uncredited)
– Bill (uncredited)

Soundtrack[]

"Harnessed in Slums", Archers of Loaf
"Universe", Eric's Trip
"Failed You",
"Old Enough", Crash Vegas
"Devil", Drugstore
"Disease", Sister Machine Gun
"Coconut Cream", The Tragically Hip
"Jesus", Vowel Movement
"Misogyny", Rusty
"Too Easy",
"Gun Pointed",
"Monkeysucker", The Killjoys
"Everything", The Killjoys
"Morphine", Moist
"You Shine Bright", Crash Vegas
"My Favorite Martian", The Doughboys
"The Letter", Bif Naked
"Over Your Shoulder", Motörhead
"Moment",
"Neighborhood Villains", The Doughboys
"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 ()
Best Editing (Susan Maggi)
(Doug Smith) and (Peter Wellington (director))

External links[]

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