The Chocolate War is a 1988 drama film based on the celebrated novel of the same name about a young man who rebels against the ingrained hierarchy of an elite Catholic school. The film was directed by Keith Gordon (also his directorial debut), and stars John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Doug Hutchison. Jonathan D. Krane produced it after seeing Static, a short film Gordon wrote.
A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and it's hierarchy. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the school's administration by selling chocolates. Written by Brooke
New boy at strict Catholic High School, Jerry Renault, is bullied into selling boxes of chocolates for the school's annual fund-raising event. The sadistic headmaster, Brother Leon, and 'The Vigils', a viscious gang of school thugs, make Jerry's life hell when he decides he won't be pushed around anymore. Written by Grant Hamilton <9431210@scholar.nepean.uws.edu.au>
