Director: Robert Mandel

Writers: Darryl Ponicsan; Dick Wolf

Keywords: Drama, Jewish, Coming of Age, Teachers

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ben Affleck	Actor	15-Aug-1972		Good Will Hunting
Randall Batinkoff	Actor	16-Oct-1968		For Keeps
Matt Damon	Actor	8-Oct-1970		Good Will Hunting
Brendan Fraser	Actor	3-Dec-1968		The Mummy
Cole Hauser	Actor	22-Mar-1975		Tears of the Sun
Zeljko Ivanek	Actor	15-Aug-1957		Gov. James Devlin on Oz
Ed Lauter	Actor	30-Oct-1940		Character actor, 1970s to present
Amy Locane	Actor	19-Dec-1971		Bongwater
Chris O'Donnell	Actor	26-Jun-1970		Dick in Batman and Robin
Anthony Rapp	Actor	26-Oct-1971		Broadway cast of Rent
Kevin Tighe	Actor	13-Aug-1944		Roy DeSoto on Emergency!

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 22-Oct-2006)

An excellent trip back to the 1950's and a look at the upper class morals and prejudice regarding the Jewish people. At the same time it is a 'feel good' movie with a delightful music score of 50's songs, dancing, and dress of that age. Many of the young actors in 'School Ties' went on to greater fame... this movie showcases their already marvelous talents. Anger, struggle between 'rigth and wrong', morality, parental dominance,and social acceptance are questioned by the young people attending two posh private high schools in a quaint Eastern town. The students are reminded constantly they are "the best" ... and that they must live up to this reputation. This demand is too much for many of these high school boys, and leads to breakdowns, both physically and mentally. When attending class, the young men are required to wear a red and black striped tie, thus, 'School Ties'.

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