Release Date
October 23, 1998
Director
Bryan Singer
Writer
Stephen King, Brandon Boyce
Cast
David Schwimmer, Grace Sinden, Katherine Malone, Heather McComb, Blake Anthony Tibbetts, David Cooley, Marjorie Lovett, James Karen, Bruce Davison, Ann Dowd, Michael Reid MacKay, Mickey Cottrell, Joshua Jackson, Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro
Studio
Running Time
100 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for strong violence, language, and brief sexuality
What is Apt Pupil about?
Todd Bowden is a 16-year old senior who is at the top of his class... until he discovers a horrifying secret. After studying the Holocaust in school, he is intrigued and searches for more information. In doing so, he realizes that a man living nearby is actually Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander, wanted for the murder of the Jews.
But instead of turning him in, Todd goes to Dussander with a deal. In exchange for... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
From the author that gave you The Shining and several other top picks and the director that gave us the intriguing The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil is a compelling tale of a boy who is driven near the edge by his own mistakes. Brad Renfro stars as Todd, a stupid (but inteligent) kid who blackmails a Nazi war criminal (McKellen) but ends up getting blackmailed himself. Full movie review »
