THE CHOCOLATE WAR
(Feature) 1988, 99 Minutes
STARRING
JOHN GLOVER, ILAN MITCHELL SMITH, WALLY WARD, DOUG HUTCHISON, JENNY WRIGHT, BUD CORT and ADAM BALDWIN
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY KEITH GORDON
CHARACTER:
BILL CARTER
CHARACTERS STORY:
BASICALLY HE IS THE HEAD OF THE GANG KNOWN AS THE "VIGILS" AT THE "TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL", HE PUSHES ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS AROUND TO GET WHAT HE WANTS AND FORCES THEM TO SELL CHOCOLATE. HE ISN'T IN IT MUCH BUT HE LEAVES A LASTING IMPRESSION.
THE FILM:
THERE IS NOTHING SWEET ABOUT THE CHOCOLATE WAR. IT'S A WAR OF NERVES. A WAR FED BY FEAR.
THE VIGILS ARE PART OF THE TRADITION OF TYRANNY AT TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL. A SADISTIC ELITE WHO RULE THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS BY SYSTEMATIC INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENCE.
ARCHIE IS THE VIGILS' TWISTED GENIUS, TORTURING WITH BRAINS NOT BRAWN AND CONSTANTLY INVENTING FIENDISHLY CRUEL 'ASSIGNMENTS' FOR THE GANG'S UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS TO PERFORM.
FATHER LEON IS THE BITTER TEACHER AT THE HARD CENTRE OF THE CHOCOLATE WAR. IN HIS BRUTAL QUEST FOR POWER AT THE SCHOOL, HE IS USING THE VIGILS TO BULLY THEIR CLASSMATES INTO SELLING DOUBLE THEIR USUAL QUOTA OF BOXES OF CHOCOLATES AT TWICE THE PRICE IN THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL FUND-RAISING SALE.
JERRY IS A SOFT-SPOKEN FRESHMAN WHO DARES TO DEFY THEM ALL...AND NOT EVEN HE KNOWS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS ONE-MAN REBELLION.
ADAPTED FROM THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL BY ROBERT CORMIER. STARRING ILAN MITCHELL-SMITH ('Weird Science'), WALLY WARD ('Soul Man') AND JOHN GLOVER ('Scrooged' and 'White Knights'). WITH A SOUNDTRACK OF HITS FROM PETER GABIEL, KATE BUSH, JOAN ARMATRADING AND YAZOO.
THE CHOCOLATE WAR...IT'S A LOT MORE THAN JUST A MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.
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LEAFANS REVIEW:
WELL THE FILM IS GREAT, IT HAS A GOOD MUSIC SOUNDTRACK AND SEVERAL MEMORABLE MOMENTS, THE SCRIPT IS A GEM. ADAM ISN'T IN IT A LOT UNTIL THE END, BUT AT THE END HE IS VERY GOOD AS BILL CARTER. NOTE-WORTHY IS THE PERFORMANES OF JOHN GLOVER AND DOUG HUTCHISON (WHOM YOU MAY REMEMBER AS "EUGENE VICTOR TOOMS" FROM THE CLASSIC "X-FILES" SEASON 1). I DEFINETLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANYONE.
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