Catholic Boys DVD (1984)

Catholic Boys

1984

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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It's Brooklyn, 1965, and young Michael Dunn (Andrew McCarthy) finds himself forced to attend St. Basil's in pursuit of the priesthood. Once there, against his better judgment, he gets caught up with a wild crowd led by the raucous Rooney (Kevin Dillon), and together they work towards their higher education - the kind you don't get in school! From hiding out in the local diner to making out in Rooney's dad's car, from the "good-when-they're-bad" girls of the convent school to the shy beauty Michael falls for (Mary Stuart Masterson), from a confession that's good for the soul to what sends you there in the first place, finding your way in the world isn't easy. But the boys of St. Basil's are out to have the time of their lives - for as long as they're young, as long as they're free and as long as they can get away with it.

Catholic Boys details

Format:	15 DVD
Starring:	Andrew McCarthy, John Heard, Kate Reid, Kevin Dillon, Malcolm Danare, Mary Stuart Masterson, Wallace Shawn, Donald Sutherland
Director:	Michael Dinner
Genre:	Drama
Studio:	ELEVATION

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Catholic Boys	15 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 44 minutes
Rental release:	06 Apr 2009
Main languages:	English

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Gentle comedy, thoughtful drama

By Chives (13 reviews) from Bedford , 10 Mar 2008

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I've been enjoying a bit of an 80s' movies nostalgia fest recently.....and so I was really pleased to spot this on TCM. There are some good central peformances from Mary Stuart Masterson and Andrew McCarthy, ably supported by the likes of Kevin Dillon and Patrick 'McDreamy' Dempsey. Donald Sutherland is great as St Basil's headmaster, and there's a wonderful scene when Wallace Shawn gives a talk at the school dance ranting about the 'filthy beast' called lust! Don't rent this movie expecting it to change your life, but it's a pleasant way to spend an hour and a half. Thank you God.
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Vintage Andrew McCarthy

By nikkiheart73 (30 reviews) from Plymouth , 10 Aug 2009

Catholic Boys featured a few of the members of the Brat Pack before they got really famous. It was great to see everyone so young. The film was very enjoyable itself as well.
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liked film

By a customer from midlands , 04 Aug 2009

was a good film easy to watch
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Good for its time

By NuffieldScholar (10 reviews) from Clacton-on-Sea , 01 Jul 2009

Good film for its time. But with all the revelations about the Catholic Church, a little tame.
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Not What i had expected

By EveMartin (27 reviews) from Weybridge , 23 Jun 2009

I ordered this film because the write-ups for it seemed really good. However, it is now dated and not worth watching.
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A1 film

By lcfc (70 reviews) from Cannock , 20 May 2009

a typical brooklyn school showing a boys catholic school,it was great
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