Wolfpack (1987)
Overview
High school student Sam Adams has just moved to a new house in a sleepy, all-American town. His new school seems perfect at first and he is quickly accepted onto the football team. But something about his fellow players seems a bit off, particularly the brutish and arrogant Jack "Boot" Butkowski. As Sam soon discovers, the team have appointed themselves as dictatorial leaders of the school, openly modeling their behaviors after the SS and terrorizing anyone who doesn't fall in line, while rewarding those who pledge blind allegiance. When Sam's unwillingness to submit results in a violent attack on an elderly family friend, he decides to take matters into his own hands...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.035 |
Directed By
Bill Milling
Crew
Nick Manning
Arthur Lorenz
Michael Mayers
Alex Aurichio
Fred E. Sharkey
Joe Delia
Bill Milling
Sharyn L. Ross
Melvin Pukowsky
Leonard Garner
Bill Milling
TOP CAST
Jim Abele
Sam Adams
Tony Carlin
Jack "Boot" Butkowski
Debbie Barker
Myra Abbott
Tom Rooney
'Pudge' Purdy
Anthony Randazzo
Wedge Randazzo
John A. MacKay
Dr. Vere
Michael Unger
Walter Abrahms
Christian Woods
Johnny Shanahan
Carroll Rue
Mr. Giles
Janet Aspinwall
Alice Adams
John Brandt
Frame
Peter Chobanian
Dr. Fish
Natasha Drootin
Sue Beth
Kimiko Gelman
Kim
Daryll Keane
Stick
Gary Lennon
Ice
Dan Lutsky
Coach Dunn
Rose Mozelle
Rose Purdy
Paul Vernet
Fern
Jeff Woodman
Ralph Dunn
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