The Boys Club

{{Infobox film

| name = The Boys Club

| image = The Boys Club poster.jpg

| native_name = The Boys Club

| director = John Fawcett

| writer = Doug Smith (script writer)
Peter Wellington

| starring = Chris Penn
Dominic Zamprogna
Devon Sawa
Stuart Stone
Amy Stewart
Nicholas Campbell

| cinematography = Thom Best

| editing = Susan Maggi

| music = Michael Timmins (music composer)
Jeff Bird (music composer)

| producer = Tim O'Brien
Greg Dummett

| studio = Alliance Communications Corporation
Actra
Le Monde Entertainment
OB&D Films
Ontario Film Development Corporation
St. Nick Productions
Téléfilm Canada

| distributor = Allumination Filmworks

| released = {{Film date|1996|09|19|Canada|1997|04|25|U.S.}}

| language = English

| country = Canada

}}

The Boys Club is a 1996 Canadian crime drama thriller film directed by John Fawcett,{{cite web | url=https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Boys-Club/604383/#Castandcrew | title=The Boys Club (1996) }} written by Doug Smith (story) {{cite web | url=https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Boys-Club/604383/#Castandcrew | title=The Boys Club (1996) }} and Peter Wellington (writer),{{cite web | url=https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Boys-Club/604383/#Castandcrew | title=The Boys Club (1996) }} and starring Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone. It was released theatrically in 1996 in Canada by Alliance Films, on VHS in Canada by Alliance Video and the United States by A-Pix Entertainment, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on VHS by High Fliers Video Distribution and in Australia and New Zealand on VHS by Home Cinema Group, on Laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment and on DVD in the United States in 1998 by Simitar Entertainment and in 2003 by Ardustry Home Entertainment. In 2013, it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on DVD in compilation DVD packs, and in 2017 by FilmRise digitally on Amazon Prime. It currently is not available on Blu-ray or Ultra HD Blu-ray. The film has aired in the mid 1990's on television in the USA on Pay-Per-View and Turner Classic Movies and in Canada, on Cinépop.{{Citation needed |date=December 2023}}

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 {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Dominic Zamprogna as Kyle {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Stuart Stone as Brad {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Devon Sawa as Eric {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Amy Stewart as Megan {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Nicholas Campbell as Kyle's Dad {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Jarred Blanchard as Jake {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Max Piersig as Simon {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Julian Richings as Officer Cole {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Alana Shields as Brad's Mom {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Sean Dick as Bobby {{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-boys-club/cast/2000029326/ | title=The Boys Club }}
Peter Van Wart as Eric's Father {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Heidi von Palleske as Eric's Mother {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Bif Naked as Liquor Store Manager {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}
Brock Curley as Liquor Store Cashier {{cite web | url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/fullcredits.php?movie_id=116447 | title=FilmAffinity }}

==Soundtrack==

"Harnessed in Slums", Archers of Loaf{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Universe", Eric's Trip{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Failed You", The Pasties{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Old Enough", Crash Vegas{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Devil", Drugstore{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Disease", Sister Machine Gun{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Coconut Cream", The Tragically Hip{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Jesus", Vowel Movement{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Misogyny", Rusty{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Too Easy", Wagbeard{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Gun Pointed", Taste of Joy{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Monkeysucker", The Killjoys{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Everything", The Killjoys{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Morphine", Moist{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"You Shine Bright", Crash Vegas{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"My Favorite Martian", The Doughboys{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"The Letter", Bif Naked{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Over Your Shoulder", Motörhead{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Moment", Crawl{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"Neighborhood Villains", The Doughboys{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}
"The Secret", 54-40{{cite web | url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/the-boys-club/86985 | title=The Boys Club (1996) Soundtrack }}

Deleted Scenes

Three scenes were deleted from the film, the first scene with Kyle and Jake. {{cite web | url=https://www.filmtv.it/film/14679/amicizia-pericolosa/foto/2138780/# | title=Foto Dominic Zamprogna, Jarred Blancard da Amicizia pericolosa (1996) | FilmTV.it }}{{cite web | url=https://en.kinorium.com/107580/gallery/backstage/ | title=Filming – the Boys Club }}{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8884112/mediaviewer/rm1142558977/ | title=The Boys Club: Deleted Scenes (1996) | website=IMDb }} and the second scene, Kyle with his bike talking outside to Megan. Megan is shown wearing her blue jean jacket.{{cite web | url=https://www.filmtv.it/film/14679/amicizia-pericolosa/foto/2138790/# | title=Foto Dominic Zamprogna, Amy Stewart da Amicizia pericolosa (1996) | FilmTV.it }}{{cite web | url=https://en.kinorium.com/107580/gallery/backstage/ | title=Filming – the Boys Club }} {{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8884112/mediaviewer/rm1830424833/?ref_=tt_md_2 | title=The Boys Club: Deleted Scenes (1996) | website=IMDb }} The third deleted scene with one being an alternate scene with Kyle and Megan and a image from a scene with Kyle, Brad and Eric riding their bikes are on the back of the Spain VHS titled 'Amigo o Enemigo'.{{Citation |last=Fawcett |first=John |title=The Boys Club: Deleted Scenes |type=Short, Adventure, Crime |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8884112/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_boys%2520club%2520deleted |access-date=2024-12-27 |others=Dominic Zamprogna, Amy Stewart, Jarred Blancard |publisher=Alliance Communications Corporation, Le Monde Entertainment, OB&D Films}} A entry was posted on The Lost Media Wiki about these scenes.{{cite web |title=The Boys Club (Lost deleted scenes from John Fawcett crime drama film; 1996) - the Lost Media Wiki |url=https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Boys_Club_(lost_deleted_scenes_from_John_Fawcett_crime_drama_film;_1996)}}

Filming locations

Filming was in the Summer of 1994. The movie was filmed in Georgetown, Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118763/locations/ | title=The Boys Club (1996) - Filming & production - IMDb | website=IMDb }} {{Citation needed |date=December 2023}}

Awards and nominations

The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:{{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boys-club-vm430840/awards | title=The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie }}

Best Director (John Fawcett){{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boys-club-vm430840/awards | title=The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie }}
Best Actor (Chris Penn){{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boys-club-vm430840/awards | title=The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie }}
Best Art Direction/Production Design (Taavo Soodor){{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boys-club-vm430840/awards | title=The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie }}
Best Editing (Susan Maggi){{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boys-club-vm430840/awards | title=The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie }}
Best Screenplay (Doug Smith) and (Peter Wellington (director)){{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-boys-club-vm430840/awards | title=The Boys Club (1996) - John Fawcett | Awards | AllMovie }}