The Chocolate War
1988 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.3
Jerry, a new student at an elite Catholic prep school, must face the hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When teacher Brother Leon pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the Vigils, Archie, gets Jerry to reject selling for 10 days. However, Jerry decides to keep up the refusal past the original time frame, which pits him against the Vigils and the school staff.
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-11-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (47 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- chocolate
- secret society
- brotherhood
- male friendship
- violence in schools
- private school
- coming of age
- grief
- catholic
- catholic school
- blunt
- +16 more
Cast & crew
John Glover
as Brother Leon
Ilan Mitchell-Smith
as Jerry
Wallace Langham
as Archie
Doug Hutchison
as Obie
- CG
Corey Gunnestad
as Goober
Brent David Fraser
as Emile Janza (as Brent Fraser)
- RD
Robert Davenport
as Brian Cochran
Jenny Wright
as Lisa
Bud Cort
as Brother Jacques
Adam Baldwin
as Carter
Directed by Keith Gordon