| Bullies | |
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| Directed by | Paul Lynch |
| Written by | Bryan McCann John Sheppard |
| Produced by | Peter Haley |
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| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Edited by | Nick Rotundo |
| Music by | Paul Zaza |
Production company | Allarcom Limited |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes (Canada) 90 minutes (US) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,995,527 |
Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action-drama film about a feud between two families in a small town in a similar vein to the remake of Romeo and Juliet (1968). The film was directed by Paul Lynch, and stars Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, and Olivia d'Abo.
Plot
[edit]When the peaceful Morris family move to a small town and buy the town grocery store, they run afoul of the Cullen family. The Cullen's have been bullying the town's folk for years, and now they are harassing the Morris family every chance they get. Matt meanwhile meets and starts seeing a lot of Becky who also likes him. Unfortunately her last name is Cullen, and when the rest of the family finds out about their relationship, they decide to get even, and their harassment is elevated to vicious assault.
Cast
[edit]- Jonathan Crombie as Matt Morris
- Janet-Laine Green as Jenny Morris
- Stephan B. Hunter as Clay Morris
- Olivia d'Abo as Becky Cullen
- Bill Croft as Ben Cullen
- Bernie Coulson as Jimmy Cullen
- Adrien Dorval as Judd Cullen
- William Nunn as Jonah Cullen
- Dehl Berti as Will Crow
- Wayne Robson as Vern
- Ed Milaney as Frank Furlong
- Brock Simpson as Arnie Furlong
Reception
[edit]Bullies opened at the box office at No. 13 with $1,532,605, and ended at $2,995,527.[1] A review on the French site MediaFilm found the film unnessarily insisting on the brutality of the characters.[2] Another commentator described it as "a no-nonsense stroll into second-rate Straw Dogs".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bullies (1986) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "Film Les brutes (Bullies) de Paul Lynch". mediafilm.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Movies, Phantom of the (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3149-5.
External links
[edit]- Bullies at IMDb
- Bullies at Box Office Mojo
- Bullies at Rotten Tomatoes
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