Bullies

Bullies (1986)

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.

Data de estreia
1986-08-29
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (18)
Duração
1 h 36 min
Géneros
Ação, Drama, Thriller, Terror
Realizador
Paul Lynch

Elenco

Curiosidades

Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action drama thriller film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter and Olivia d'Abo. In a story that has elicited occasional comparisons to Romeo and Juliet, a vendetta arises from the forbidden relationship between a teenage girl, whose clan terrorizes a small town, and the son of a newly arrived family. The film received polarized reviews, which often praised its craftsmanship while questioning the ethics of its vigilante violence.

Production

Bullies was part of a three-project slate made by Toronto-based Simcom in Western Canada in late 1985, under the legal entity Bullies Productions. Also included were the miniseries Mania and the feature High Stakes, which started filming right as Bullies ended. British Columbia Television and Allarcom of Alberta were the other main partners in the venture (the latter only on Bullies and Mania).

According to director Paul Lynch, the film was not inspired by the likes of Straw Dogs, to which it has frequently been compared. Rather, it existed as a counterpoint to Simcom's early family adventure films, where rurality offered a peaceful setting for families in need of rebuilding.

Bullies was filmed in the town of Kimberley and at Thunder Hill Provincial Park, both in British Columbia. Photography began on September 23 and concluded on November 3, 1985. Veteran genre director John "Bud" Cardos helmed the second unit. Like many Simcom films, it underwent a few reshoots, which were done in Toronto.

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