The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
- The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Infobox_Film
name = The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
caption = "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" film poster
director = Peter Care
writer = Chris Fuhrman (novel),
Jeff Stockwell,
Michael Petroni
starring = Jodie Foster,
Emile Hirsch,
Jena Malone
producer = Jodie Foster,
Jay Shapiro
distributor= ThinkFilm
budget = ~ US$12,000,000
released= 18 January 2002
runtime = 104 minutes
language = English
imdb_id = 0238924|
"The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" is a 2002 independent film directed by Peter Care. The film stars Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film is based on a novel by Chris Fuhrman.
The film is about a group of Catholic school friends in 1970s New Jersey who engage in a series of pranks and general mischief. The boys also collaborate on a comic book they call "The Atomic Trinity". Interspersed within the film are segments of animated footage based on the comic book.
Fuhrman died of cancer before completing the final draft of the novel. The film is dedicated to his memory.
Plot
The four "altar boys" in the film are best friends attending a private Catholic school, St. Agatha's in New Jersey in the 1970s. They smoke cigarettes, drink, smoke pot, and rebel in normal, somewhat intellectual ways. (For instance, they examine William Blake's poetry for subversive content). Francis Doyle is the protagonist, while Tim Sullivan is his best friend. Francis, Tim, and their two best buddies work on a comic book called the Atomic Trinity (shown in animated bits throughout the film), with the characters of Major Screw, Captain Ass-Kicker, the Muscle (later Skeleton Boy), and Brakken. In the animated comic book sections, the archvillain is an evil motorcycle-riding nun named Peg-Leg (based on an overly strict St. Agatha's teacher, Sister Assumpta). Sorcerella (based on fellow student Margie) is a minor female character in the comic. She and Francis develop a flirtation that leads to a relationship.
Cast
External links
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