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The Chocolate War
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The Chocolate War

1988-11-18 · 100 min · ★ 6.3

Drama

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.

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Directors
Keith Gordon
Production companies
Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG)
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 303,624

Top Cast

John GloverJohn GloverBrother Leon
Ilan Mitchell-SmithIlan Mitchell-SmithJerry
Wallace LanghamWallace LanghamArchie
Doug HutchisonDoug HutchisonObie
Corey GunnestadGoober
Brent David FraserBrent David FraserEmile Janza (as Brent Fraser)
Robert DavenportBrian Cochran
Jenny WrightJenny WrightLisa
Bud CortBud CortBrother Jacques
Adam BaldwinAdam BaldwinCarter
Ethan SandlerEthan SandlerCaroni
Wayne YoungGregory Bailey
Kurt BloomImpressed Kid on Bus
Wyeth Orestes JohnstonSenior 'Environment' Kid
Landon WineFrank Bollo
Matthew BurkePorter
Douglas A. ForsythJohnson
Peter BoyackMcClosky
Sean HagertyPerkins
Colin MitchellCrane

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