The chocolate war is a young adult novel by american author robert cormier. John glover is a convincing brother leon and ilan mitchellsmith bring jerry renault to life. The chocolate war is a 1980s film all about power, from its corruption to the acceptance of its abuse and the individual vs. First published in 1974, it was adapted into a film in 1988. But he confessed after finding out that, coincidentally, one of her favorite movies was the chocolate war 1988, which ilan had starred in. When teacher brother leon john glover pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the vigils, archie wally ward, gets jerry to reject selling for 10 days. Ilan mitchellsmith is jerry renault, a freshman at the wellappointed trinity prep school. The chocolate war, brent fraser, wallace langham, ilan. There is a powerful message within the chocolate war. The chocolate war is set in a catholic boys school where jerry iian mitchellsmith, a new student and rebellious loner, finds himself at odds with the schools hierarchy. Sign in register settings sign out my account on tv on tv now on tv tonight search. Adapted from the popular novel by robert cormier i am the cheese, it functions as a political allegory set in a curricular context, in the same vein as rene daalders massacre at central high 1976. He decided to leave acting entirely in 1991, his final role being a guest appearance on silk stalkings. A surreal portrait of a catholic private school and its hierarchy.
Financial analysis of the chocolate war 1988 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Jerry renault ilan mitchellsmith, a smallish freshman whose tenacity at. The chocolate war is a 1988 drama film based on the celebrated novel of the same name by robert cormier, about a young man who rebels against the ingrained hierarchy of an elite catholic school. In war, ilan mitchellsmith plays jerry, a new enrollee at the exclusive catholic prep school st. The chocolate war by robert cormier book talk book trailer duration. And, i walked away being a new fan of keith gordondirected films. It is rated r for pervasive language and some violence. Its apparent from early on that the chocolate war is about much more than just.
With john glover, ilan mitchellsmith, wallace langham, doug hutchison. This surprisingly dark, nuanced drama is based upon a book by author robert cormier. Keith gordons 1988 adaptation of robert cormiers controversial youngadult novel the chocolate war is easy to admire but hard to love. Jerry ilan mitchellsmith, a new student at an elite roman catholic prep school, must face the freshman hazing practices handed down by the vigils, a group of powerful students. John glover brother leon, ilan mitchellsmith jerry renault, wallace langham archie as wally ward, doug hutchison obie, corey gunnestad goober. It was gordons directorial debut, and stars john glover, ilan mitchellsmith, wallace langham and doug hutchison. The film was directed by keith gordon also his directorial debut, and stars john glover, ilan mitchellsmith, and doug hutchison. The chocolate war 1988 ilan mitchellsmith in the chocolate war 1988 john glover in the chocolate war 1988 bud. The chocolate war 1988 ilan mitchell smith in the chocolate war 1988 john glover in the chocolate war 1988 bud. John glover ilan mitchellsmith wallace langham doug hutchison corey gunnestad brent david fraser robert davenport jenny wright bud cort adam baldwin ethan sandler wayne young kurt bloom wyeth orestes johnston landon wine matthew burke douglas a. This months book club pick is robert cormiers 1974 novel the chocolate war. He attempts to fit in by joining the football team, but immediately runs headfirst into brother leon john glover, a ruthless academician striving for a promotion to headmaster, and the vigils, a underground student gang that wields a massive amount of power within the school. It is based on robert cormiers novel of the same name, about a young man who rebels against the ingrained hierarchy of an elite catholic school. Trinity is holding its annual chocolate sale, and jerry refuses to participate first on the orders of the vigils trinitys secret student society, then of his own free will.
Set in a catholic private school the location is a fertile ground to illustrate the power struggles and hierarchies as well as the utter. The chocolate war is a 1988 american drama film written and directed by keith gordon. The independently produced chocolate war marked actor keith gordons directorial debut. A young student in a boys catholic school refuses to participate in a school fundraiser as a matter of principle, leading to violent confrontations with his classmates and with the merciless. It was gordons directorial debut, and stars john glover, ilan mitchellsmith. Mitchellsmith starred in several other films and tv series, most notably the chocolate war and superboy. Ilan mitchellsmith is a student who resists the orders of headmaster. Set at a fictional catholic high school, the story depicts a secret student organizations manipulation of the. The film opens with fifteenyearold freshman jerry renault ilan mitchellsmith, weird science playing football while two students watch from the bleachers.
Brent david fraser, sacramental life church steward 10,723 views 2. The chocolate war is set in a catholic boys school where jerry, a new. Robert cormiers 1974 novel, the chocolate war, depicts high school as a hellish landscape of brutally enforced conformity and aspirational sadismin other words, its an accurate portrait. His mother, clary mitchell smith, is a psychotherapist based in hawaii, his father, lawrence smith, is an art history professor. The chocolate war brent fraser, wallace langham, ilan mitchellsmith, doug hutchison, john glover duration. The chocolate war is mean boys, but without the laughs. Adapted from robert cormiers controversial novel the most widely. Forsyth peter boyack sean hagerty colin mitchell max. A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the.
No, ilans best movie is the chocolate war, the underrated adaptation of the robert cormier youngadult fiction classic, in which ilan plays jerry, a privateschool kid singled out for a little prank by the vigils, an ominous secret society. Shop movies starring ilan mitchell smith on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the schools administration by selling chocolates. Overview of chocolate war, the, 1988, directed by keith gordon, with ilan mitchellsmith, bud cort, wallace langham, at turner classic movies. Mitchellsmiths other major role was as andy mcalister on the tv series superboy.
He consequently incurs the wrath of the students fascist secret society, run by wallace langham and adam baldwin, who go to ridiculous lengths to break his will. To the teen beat of his own drummer the morning news. The film was directed by keith gordon also his directorial debut, and stars john glover, ilan mitchellsmith, wallace langham, and doug. Intent on becoming headmaster, hardnosed teacher brother leon john glover tells archie that the boys must sell 20,000 boxes of chocolates for their annual fundraiser, twice the. Jul 23, 2017 im soooo sad that there are not a lot of pictures of him.
Ilan mitchellsmith does a good job of portraying jerry, a boy who appears meek on the outside but has a strong sense of right and wrong on the inside. In a stunningly assured directorial debut, the former actor surveys his grim milieu from a chilly sociological distance thats hypnotic yet distancing, impressive yet offputting. The chocolate war, brent fraser, wallace langham, ilan mitchellsmith. John glover, ilan mitchell smith, wallace langham, doug hutchison, corey gunnestad, brent david fraser, robert davenport, jenny wright. Rent the chocolate war 1988 on dvd and bluray netflix. Introduction by anthony breznican, who will sign his book brutal youth. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. The annual chocolate sale at trinity is a source of revenue and great pride for brother leon john glover, a tyrannical and egomaniacal teacher who has been put in charge of the. Mitchellsmith opted to walk away from show business, in favor of pursuing an education. Actually, i found myself watching this film when searching out titles starring ilan mitchell smith who portrays wyatt donnelly in weird science.
Rent the chocolate war 1988 starring john glover and ilan mitchellsmith on dvd and bluray. American movie from 1988, based on robert cormiers novel of the same name, directed by keith gordon and starring john glover, ilan mitchellsmith, wally. Writerdirector gordon, based on the novel by robert cormier. Fourteen years after its publication, keith gordon, whod grown weary of playing hapless teens in movies like christine 1983 and back to school 1986, made his. See more ideas about novels, ilan mitchell smith and books about bullying. Superboy is an american television series based on the fictional dc comic book character supermans early years as superboy. The chocolate war amc century 14 is a firstrate adaptation of robert cormiers dark, cautionary tale about personal freedom, as an idealistic freshman at a catholic high school for boys.
The climactic showdown between jerry and archie deviates from the book, but. His final job as an actor was on one episode of silk stalkings in 1991. This is a complete novel unit for the chocolate war, a powerful story that gets read best book online the chocolate war, ebook download the chocolate war, pdf epub free download the chocolate war, pdf download. Catholic schoolboy ilan mitchellsmith wont sell chocolate for teacher john glover. Ilan mitchellsmith is a student who resists the orders of headmaster brother john john glover to participate in a schoolwide chocolateselling fundraiser.
The chocolate war 1988 the chocolate war 1988 user. For 10 days, he will refuse to sell chocolate bars for the schools annual fundraiser. See more ideas about ilan mitchell smith, weird science and kelly lebrock. The chocolate war, brent fraser, wallace langham, ilan mitchellsmith, doug. For the film adaptation, see the chocolate war film. His mother, clary mitchellsmith, is a psychotherapist based in hawaii, his father, lawrence smith, is an art history professor. Freshman jerry renault ilan mitchellsmith is selected for an assignment. The chocolate war amc century 14 is a firstrate adaptation of robert cormiers. Watch the chocolate war online stream full movie directv. One of those five is kieth gordons, the chocolate war. Based on the popular book by robert cormier, the story concerns jerry renault ilan mitchellsmith, weird science, a bright but sad young man coping with his.
The chocolate war is a 1988 american drama film based on robert cormiers celebrated novel of the same name, about a young man who rebels against the ingrained hierarchy of an elite catholic school. The chocolate war by keith gordon john glover, ilan. The school serves as a model of society with all its problems. John glover, ilan mitchellsmith, wallace langham, doug hutchison, corey gunnestad, brent david fraser, robert davenport, jenny wright. The two students are archie wallace langham and obie doug hutchison.
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