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Catholic Boys Reviews

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Andrew McCarthy, John Heard, Kate Reid, Kevin Dillon
Director	Michael Dinner
Genres	Drama

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- A sharply observed rites-of-passage comedy set in Brooklyn in 1965. At St Basil's Catholic School for Boys, the pupils... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  Gentle comedy, thoughtful drama
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Mar 2008 at 16:18
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- - 0
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  Vintage Andrew McCarthy
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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- - nikkiheart73
  - 30 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 17:01
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  liked film
  
  was a good film easy to watch
  
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  - midlands
  - 04 Aug 2009 at 02:36
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  Good for its time
  
  Good film for its time. But with all the revelations about the Catholic Church, a little tame.
  
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- - NuffieldScholar
  - 10 reviews
  - Clacton-on-Sea
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 20:16
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  Not What i had expected
  
  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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- - EveMartin
  - 27 reviews
  - Weybridge
  - 23 Jun 2009 at 20:14
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  A1 film
  
  a typical brooklyn school showing a boys catholic school,it was great
  
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- - lcfc
  - 70 reviews
  - Cannock
  - 20 May 2009 at 09:53
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  Caesar doesn't dance!
  
  An 80s classic which stands up well today thanks to a sharp script full of great one liners and strong performances all round.
  
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- - Thomps74
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 10:08
- - 11
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  Gentle comedy, thoughtful drama
  
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 537495
- - Chives
  - 13 reviews
  - Bedford
  - 10 Mar 2008 at 16:18
View all members' reviews (7)

- - 11
  - 0
  Gentle comedy, thoughtful drama
  
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 537495
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Chives
  - 13 reviews
  - Bedford
  - 10 Mar 2008 at 16:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Caesar doesn't dance!
  
  An 80s classic which stands up well today thanks to a sharp script full of great one liners and strong performances all round.
  
  Report this review
- 749132
- - Thomps74
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 10:08
- - 0
  - 0
  A1 film
  
  a typical brooklyn school showing a boys catholic school,it was great
  
  Report this review
- 760089
- - lcfc
  - 70 reviews
  - Cannock
  - 20 May 2009 at 09:53
- - 0
  - 0
  liked film
  
  was a good film easy to watch
  
  Report this review
- 793406
- - a customer
  - midlands
  - 04 Aug 2009 at 02:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Vintage Andrew McCarthy
  
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 796097
- - nikkiheart73
  - 30 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 17:01
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  - 1
  Not What i had expected
  
  I ordered this film because the write-ups for it seemed really good. However, it is now dated and not worth watching.
  
  Report this review
- 775080
- - EveMartin
  - 27 reviews
  - Weybridge
  - 23 Jun 2009 at 20:14
- - 0
  - 1
  Good for its time
  
  Good film for its time. But with all the revelations about the Catholic Church, a little tame.
  
  Report this review
- 778270
- - NuffieldScholar
  - 10 reviews
  - Clacton-on-Sea
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 20:16

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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 ...