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Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff, Louis Gossett Jr ... see more see more... , Denholm Elliott , T.E. Russell , George Perez , Mason Adams , Michael Champion , R. Lee Ermey , Jerry Orbach , Joe Banks , D. Adam Bonifant , Todd Bonifant , Roy Borden , Mark Brutsche , Jeremy Caplan , Michael Costello , Nick Dimitri , Jess Doran , Mimi Eisman , Darrell Elmore , Russell C. Gagnon , Rene Gatica , Denise Gordy , Cynthia Hayden , Dennis Hunsinger , Joe Inscoe , Knowl Johnson , Stan Kelly , Jerry Lyden , Norman Max Maxwell , Cliff McLaughlin , Jeremiah McLerran , Christopher Northup , Janet Lee Orcutt , Shawn Phelan , Jeff Ramsey , Mark Retz , Rafael Robledo , Mike Rogerson , John Shaw , Carol Shoemaker , Paul Sincoff , Sarah Stavrou , Lenny Steinline , Tracy Brooks Swope , Thomas R. Trigo , Jerry Valdez , Rick Warner , Grady Weatherford , Brian Williams , Lloyd Williams , Julie Mossberg , Caro Jones , Brian Chavanne , David Norris , Richard Travis

Dead Poets Society and Die Hard bash heads in this action drama set in a Northeastern prep school. The film opens as a crazed Central American terrorist, Luis Cali (Andrew Divoff), goes on a shooting ... read more read more...spree, attempting to gain his drug baron father's release from extradition to the United States. The following sequence introduces some malcontented rich kids from the prep school --Joey Trotta (Wil Wheaton), the son of a New Jersey mob leader; Billy Tepper (Sean Astin), a reprobate who has been to four boarding schools in as many years; Snuffy Bradbury (Keith Coogan), whose rich banker father is the chairman of the Republican Party; Ricardo Montoya (George Perez), the son of a big-shot lawyer; and Hank Giles (T.E. Russell), whose father is the head of the House Armed Services Committee. The boys disregard their studies and spend their waking hours giving Dean Parker (Louis Gossett Jr.) a hard time. The two storylines collide when Luis, with a group of terrorist goons, make their way across the U.S. border and invade the boarding school, planning to take hostage the son of his father's judge. But the authorities have already removed the boy from danger, so Luis and the terrorists decide to hold the entire student body hostage until their demands are met. Working with the FBI and the special government forces, the rebellious groups of boys have to devise a plan to short-circuit the hostage situation. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Daniel Petrie Jr

Release Date: April 26, 1991

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DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002

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  • jjnxn
    March 31, 2012
    jjnxn
    Entertaining if farfetched suspense film. While some of the dialogue is full of purple prose the perfomances are committed. Gossett is full of his usual resoluteness, the boys all earnest and the villains properly hissable. You'll forget it 10 minutes after watching but during th... read moree running time its involving.
  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    November 5, 2010
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    A great premise, dumb film, yet it's undeniably fun in a sort of dumb way.
  • SirPant
    September 29, 2009
    SirPant
    Classic, I loved this film when it came out although it?s not really a great film.
  • Deano78
    July 30, 2009
    Deano78
    A good typical early 90's action film. A group of terrorists take hostages at the local boarding school where the kids have some very important parents. It has some good action scenes and a well assembled cast. If you missed this before it's well worth a watch.
  • superclerk25
    November 2, 2007
    superclerk25
    Good. When you are a kid you want your school to be taken over by bad guys because you have seen so many movies with the same senario that you would know how to save the day. I know I do.
  • garyX
    June 7, 2007
    garyX
    A bunch of teens decide to fight back in ingenious ways when their school is invaded by armed terrorists. The script almost writes itself. In fact, it probably did.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 22, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    entertaining i guess but overrated
  • stuartb1234
    December 31, 2006
    stuartb1234
    Good film that can keep us all amused
  • deano
    November 9, 2006
    deano
    Fantastic! A combination of Die Hard and Dead Poets Society.
  • Tss807
    December 6, 2010
    Tss807
    An absolutley awesome movie! It's your typical 90's movie. A great storyline, lots of action, comedy, and plenty of wonderful cheeziness! This is a can't miss movie full of everything from action to comedy to drama and so on. Definatly worth watching!

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Luis Martinez
March 16, 2005
Luis Martinez, Cinenganos

Fun... but unbelievable. Good for a sunday in pijama.

Clint Morris
April 27, 2003
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Edgy and Intriguing...the performances are rock solid

Robin Clifford
October 16, 2002
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews

Dumb, but fun.

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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February 13, 2008
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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