Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.
Acting
Donald Sutherland's unhinged Brother Thadeus steals every scene.
Writing
Dialogue that nails the absurdity of teenage boys vs. religious authority.
Production
1965 Brooklyn recreated with greasy-spoon authenticity.
Director
Michael Dinner
Donald Sutherland
Brother Thadeus
John Heard
Brother Timothy
Andrew McCarthy
Michael Dunn
Mary Stuart Masterson
Danni
Kevin Dillon
Rooney
Malcolm Danare
Caesar
Jennifer Dundas
Boo
Kate Reid
Grandma
Wallace Shawn
Father Abruzzi
Jay Patterson
Brother Constance
Dana Barron
Janine
John Eric Bentley
First Man
Philip Bosco
Brother Paul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kevin Dillon based Rooney entirely on his own older brother's stories of Catholic school delinquency.
The film bombed in 1985 but became a cable TV staple, directly inspiring the aesthetic of 'Freaks and Geeks' decades later.
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