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The Paper Brigade 
VHS coverDirected by Blair Treu Produced by David Anderson Written by Denice K. Rice Starring Kyle Howard
Robert Englund
Kylee Cochran
Chauncey Leopardi
Travis WesterMusic by Ray Colcord Cinematography Brian Sullivan Editing by David Blangsted Distributed by Leucadia Film Corporation Release date(s) February 25, 1997 Running time 90 minutes Country United States Language English The Paper Brigade (also known as Gunther and the Paper Brigade) is a 1997 adventure/comedy film directed by Blair Treu. The film stars Kyle Howard and Robert Englund.
Plot
The film follows 15-year-old Gunther Wheeler (Kyle Howard), who moves from the large city of New York to the quiet suburb of Pleasant Valley, New York. When he needs money to buy tickets to a concert for a date with a girl (Kylee Cochran) he likes, he gets a job as a local paperboy. When several bullies try to take over his neighborhood, Gunther and his new friends must stand-up against them, and stop them with the help of Crazy Man Cooper (Robert Englund).
Cast
- Kyle Howard as Gunther Wheeler, the protagonist, a city boy who moves to a small town
- Robert Englund as Crazy Man Cooper, a reputed insane neighbor who Gunther befriends
- Kylee Cochran as Allison Robbins, Gunther's crush
- Chauncey Leopardi as Charlie Parker, Gunther's nerdy neighbor and fellow paperboy
- Travis Wester as Chad (aka Bully #1), the main bully/antagonist
- Matthew Ness as Fish, one of the neighborhood paperboys and a member of Charlie's group
- Matthew Best as Gus, one of the neighborhood paperboys and a member of Charlie's group
- Michael Stephenson as Luke (aka Bully #2), one of Chad's cronies
- Christopher Marsh as Wylee (aka Bully #3), one of Chad's cronies
- Joey Miyashima as Milkman
- Braden Powell as Scooter
- Lincoln Anderson as Mickey
- Dennis Saylor as Mr. Litman
- Michael Flynn as Mr. Wheeler, Gunther's father
- Ethan Glazer as Andrew Wheeler, Gunther's younger brother
External links
- The Paper Brigade at IMDb
- The Paper Brigade at Allmovie
- The Paper Brigade at AllRovi
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