School Ties: 1992 film directed by Robert Mandel
School Ties is a 1992 American high school sports drama movie directed by Robert Mandel and starring Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser, Ben Affleck, and Anthony Rapp.
The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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| Directed by | Robert Mandel |
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| Story by | Dick Wolf |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Brendan Fraser |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
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| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Production company | Jaffe/Lansing Production |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $14.7 million |
Plot
David Greene (Brendan Fraser), is a working class Jewish high school student from Scranton, Pennsylvania, who is awarded an athletic scholarship to an elite preparatory school in Massachusetts during his senior year in 1955. His fellow students come from rich families, and he learns that most of them are antisemites, which forces him to hide his Jewish background.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser as David Greene
- Matt Damon as Charlie Dillon
- Chris O'Donnell as Chris Reece
- Randall Batinkoff as Rip Van Kelt, head prefect
- Andrew Lowery as "Mack" McGivern
- Cole Hauser as Jack Connors
- Ben Affleck as Chesty Smith
- Anthony Rapp as Richard "McGoo" Collins
- Amy Locane as Sally Wheeler
- Peter Donat as Headmaster Dr. Bartram
- Željko Ivanek as Mr. Cleary, French language teacher
- Kevin Tighe as Coach McDevitt, football coach
- Michael Higgins as Mr. Gierasch, history teacher
- Ed Lauter as Alan Greene, David's father
- Peter McRobbie as Chaplain
Reception
The movie received generally mixed reviews from movie critics and the audience. The movie has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews.
The movie did badly at the box office, because it made $14.7 million at the box office, while its budget was estimated at $18 million.
References
Other websites
- School Ties on IMDb
- School Ties at the TCM Movie Database
- School Ties at Box Office Mojo
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