Movie
School Ties
Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
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School Ties opened in theaters September 18, 1992. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
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Cast
Brendan FraserDavid Greene
Matt DamonCharlie Dillon
Chris O'DonnellChris Reece
Randall BatinkoffRip Van Kelt
Andrew LoweryMcGivern
Cole HauserJack Connors
Ben AffleckChesty Smith
Anthony RappMcGooCredits
- Directed by
- Robert Mandel
- Written by
- Darryl Ponicsan, Dick Wolf, Dick Wolf
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $14.7M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States