Masterminds (1997)
He's a teenage one-man army... and he doesn't have a hall pass!
A rebellious computer engineering prodigy uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.
- Date of release
- 1997-08-22
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (51)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
- Director
- Roger Christian
Casting
- Patrick Stewart — Rafe Bentley
- Vincent Kartheiser — Oswald 'Ozzie' Paxton
- Brenda Fricker — Principal Claire Maloney
- Bradley Whitford — Miles Lawrence
- Matt Craven — Jake Paxton
- Annabelle Gurwitch — Helen Randall Paxton
- Jon Abrahams — Richard 'K-Dog'
- Katie Stuart — Melissa Randall
- Michael MacRae — Foster Deroy
- Callum Keith Rennie — Ollie
- Earl Pastko — Captain Jankel
- Jason Schombing — Marvin
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Vancouver
Masterminds is a 1997 American action comedy film directed by Roger Christian, written by Floyd Byers and starring Patrick Stewart, Vincent Kartheiser, Brenda Fricker, Brad Whitford, and Matt Craven. It tells the story of a computer engineering prodigy who matches wits with a security consultant who has taken over his stepsister's school that he used to go to as a ransom is demanded for their release.
Production
On site locations included Hatley Castle in Colwood, British Columbia, as well as locations in Victoria and Vancouver. While on-site filming took place in British Columbia, Canada, studio filming took place in Shepperton Studios in England.
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