School Ties (1992)
September 18, 1992
Drama
1h 46m
Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Robert Mandel
- David Greene Brendan Fraser
- Charlie Dillon Matt Damon
- Chris Reece Chris O'Donnell
- Rip Van Kelt Randall Batinkoff
- McGivern Andrew Lowery
- Jack Connors Cole Hauser
- Chesty Smith Ben Affleck
- McGoo Anthony Rapp
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Keywords
- scholarship
- sports
- massachusetts
- coming of age
- judaism
- anti-semitism
- preparatory school
- 1950s