The Chocolate War (1988)
November 18, 1988
Drama
1h 40m
Sometimes revenge is bitter, not sweet.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Keith Gordon
- Brother Leon John Glover
- Jerry Ilan Mitchell-Smith
- Archie Wallace Langham
- Obie Doug Hutchison
- Emile Janza (as Brent Fraser) Brent David Fraser
- Lisa Jenny Wright
- Brother Jacques Bud Cort
- Carter Adam Baldwin
Recommendations
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- chocolate
- private school
- coming of age
- catholic
- catholic school
- fundraising
- boxing