The Boys Club is a 1996 Canadian crime drama thriller film directed by John Fawcett, and Peter Wellington (writer), and starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone. It was released theatrically in 1996 in Canada by Alliance Films.
Plot Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decides to crash their secret hideout. Luke tells them that he's a cop on the run from corrupt colleagues, and swears them to silence.
As he recuperates, he becomes their buddy and confidant. By the time the boys realize Luke is not who he pretends to be, they are in way over their heads.
Cast Chris Penn as Luke Dominic Zamprogna as Kyle Stuart Stone as Brad Devon Sawa as Eric Amy Stewart (Canadian Actress) as Megan Nicholas Campbell as Kyle's Dad Jarred Blanchard as Jake Max Piersig as Simon Julian Richings as Officer Cole Alana Shields as Brad's Mom Sean Dick as Bobby Peter Van Wart as Eric's Father Heidi von Palleske as Eric's Mother Bif Naked as Liquor Store Manager Brock Curley as Liquor Store Cashier
Production The movie was filmed in Georgetown, Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Soundtrack "Harnessed in Slums", Archers of Loaf "Universe", Eric's Trip "Failed You", The Pasties "Old Enough", Crash Vegas "Devil", Drugstore "Disease", Sister Machine Gun "Coconut Cream", The Tragically Hip "Jesus", Vowel Movement "Misogyny", Rusty "Too Easy", Wagbeard "Gun Pointed", Taste of Joy "Monkeysucker", The Killjoys "Everything", The Killjoys "Morphine", Moist "You Shine Bright", Crash Vegas "My Favorite Martian", The Doughboys "The Letter", Bif Naked "Over Your Shoulder", Motörhead "Moment", Crawl "Neighborhood Villains", The Doughboys "The Secret", 54-40
Release The Boys Club was released on VHS in Canada by Alliance Video and on Laserdisc by Image Entertainment. It was released on VHS in the USA by A.Pix Entertainment and on DVD by Ardustry Home Entertainment, in 2003 it was re-released on DVD by Simitar Entertainment.
Awards and nominations The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996: Best Director (John Fawcett) Best Actor (Chris Penn) Best Art Direction/Production Design (Taavo Soodor) Best Editing (Susan Maggi) Best Screenplay (Doug Smith) and (Peter Wellington (director))
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