The Assassination (2008) ( Assassination of a High School President ) ( The High School Conspiracy )

The Assassination (2008) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Assassination of a High School President
Alternate Title: The High School Conspiracy
Language Selections:
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Brett Simon

Written By:
Kevin Jakubowski
Tim Calpin

Actors:
Mischa Barton ..... Francesca Fachini
Reece Thompson ..... Bobby Funke
Bruce Willis ..... Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
Michael Rapaport ..... Coach Z
Kathryn Morris ..... Nurse Platt
Melonie Diaz ..... Clara Diaz
Josh Pais ..... Padre Newell
Luke Grimes ..... Marlon Piazza
Patrick Taylor ..... Paul Moore
Aaron Himelstein ..... Tad Goltz
Joseph Perrino ..... Dutch Middleton
John Magaro ..... Cipriato
Robin Taylor ..... Alex Schneider
Vincent Piazza ..... Ricky Delacruz
Zoë Kravitz ..... Valerie Torres

Synopsis:

A teenage take on Roman Polanski's post-noir classic Chinatown, The Sophomore stars Reece Daniel Thompson, Mischa Barton, and Bruce Willis in the tale of a Catholic high-school newspaper reporter who stumbles upon a disturbing conspiracy. Prompted by the most popular girl in school to investigate the theft of the SAT exams, an ambitious young fact-finder discovers that the school's president -- a disillusioned Gulf War veteran -- and the top jock are responsible for the crime. As if this information wasn't unsettling enough, it appears that both have been operation under the direction of an even higher power.

High School. Four of the most important years of your life. But it isn't always dances and keg parties and sucking face in your parents' mini-van. Sometimes it's ugly and hard and complicated. As complicated as a conspiracy to overthrow the president. There's something rotten at St. Donovan's High and sophomore newspaper reporter Bobby Funke is on it like pink rubber bands on your little sister's braces. When senior hottie Francesca Facchini solicits Funke's help tracking down a set of stolen SATs, Funke uncovers a story dirtier than the lunch lady's mustache. After he fingers the school president (figuratively) for the crime, Funke becomes one of the most popular kids at St. Donovan's High. No longer known simply as the freshman who was once tied to a giant snowman penis, Funke wins the respect of everyone from the Desert-Storm-hero-turned-educator Principal Kirkpatrick to the kid that farts on him in Spanish class. When Francesca takes Funke to homecoming, even the in-school suspension delinquents turn nice and offer guidance on how to keep his boner in check during slow dances. But high school's not always what it seems. As Funke's popularity grows so do his suspicions. Did the president really steal the SATs? Or is Funke just a pawn in a conspiracy as complicated as adolescence itself? Determined to find the truth, Funke digs deeper and unearths the sordid underbelly of St. Donovan's. Student council members, college bookies, public school brats, everyone seems to play a part. Armed only with a learner's permit and the spirit of Woodward and Bernstein, Funke must crack the case before it cracks him.

High School. Four of the most important years of your life. But it isn't always dances and keg parties and sucking face in your parents' mini-van. Sometimes it's ugly and hard and complicated. As complicated as a conspiracy to overthrow the president...

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 April, 2022.