On friday, the preppie connection was premiered at the ifc center in downtown nyc with a private afterparty with the cast at the high line hotel. The preppie connection official trailer i hd i ifc films youtube. The film stars thomas mann, lucy fry, sam page, bill sage, jessica rothe. The preppie connection may not have the action or big name star that appeals to many fans, but by in large it is an unforgettable story of just what one. A working class prodigy thomas mann steps into the elite corridors of a prep school in his hometown and learns that the path into the world of preppies is to supply them with cocaine.
See the preppie connection in theaters and on demand march 18. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. A student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network there. The preppie connection was released in 2016 on friday, march 18, 2016 in limited movie theaters. Preppie connection adds logan huffman, nico eversswindell. No one could accuse the new ifc movie, the preppie connection, of an implausible premise. Mar 19, 2016 the preppie connection, which is now in select theaters and available on demand and on itunes and amazon, stars thomas mann me and earl and the dying girl as the oatisinspired toby, a working. The story centers on toby, the lowerclass scholarship student, who uses his street cred and access to drugs to make friends with the popular kids, eventually allowing him to cultivate a drug trafficking network. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. Preppie connection hooks huffman, eversswindell on wrong side of right. Toby thomas mann is a bluecollar scholarship student at an elite boarding sc. From there, they cut out the middle man and brought cocaine straight to affluent noses. The preppie connection discover the best in independent.
The preppie connection 2016 primary poster the preppie connection plot. Everything comes further and more dangerous when he becomes an international drug trafficker, culminating in a trip to colombia and a daring deal with a cartel. The preppie connection is based on the true story of an east coast boarding school scandal in the 80s and at its center is a working class odysseus determined to brave the cartels of colombia to fit in with the children of the elite class. If you like the preppie connection you are looking for movies about with student, prison, party, jealousy, love, teenager and teacher themes of crime and drama genre shot in. Joe castelos 80s private school drug ring film the preppie connection has accepted actor logan huffman into its click. Thomas mann and lucy fry in the preppie connection 2015 omar cruz soto. The preppie connection is a 2015 americanfrench crime drama film written and directed by joseph castelo and based on the infamous 1984 incident where choate rosemary hall student derek oatis, along with a handful of friends, ran a cocaine. There were other movies released on the same date, including the divergent series. Its about a student at a prestigious high school who flew to. Mar 24, 2016 kids and cocaine in familiar preppie connection thomas mann plays a drugdealing teenager looking for acceptance in the new indie drama. Georges and andover and all the rest say thank the gods it wasnt us this time. I am an avid movie watcher and i especially love independent films. The film had world premiere at the hamptons international film festival on october 10, 2015.
The preppie connection times movie tickets fandango. But things spiral out of control when toby goes from smalltime dealer to international drug trafficker, culminating in a trip to colombia and a daring deal with a cartel. I wonder why they chose to spell it preppie instead of preppy. Toby uses his access to drugs to make friends at his new private school. Due to hit theaters and vod on march 18th, the preppie connection is cowritten and directed by joseph castelo, who helmed the acclaimed indie terrorist thriller the war within. Mar 18, 2016 the preppie connection chronicles the exploits of a group of private school students who ran a drug distribution operation in the early 1980s. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Buy preppie connection movie posters from movie poster shop. Tied to a modest budget and a shooting schedule that lasted less than 20 days, the preppie connection personified is far from those portrayed in the film. Mar 17, 2016 for a workingclass boy on scholarship at an elite private school, fitting in can be a challenge. Feb, 2016 the preppie connection official trailer i hd i ifc films. The preppie connection, which is now in select theaters and available on demand and on itunes and amazon, stars thomas mann me and earl and the dying girl as the oatisinspired toby, a working. Basically, a preppie white kid made friends with a south american student with drug ties. The preppie connection trailer discover movie trailers. Mar 14, 2016 new movie, the preppie connection, is inspired by the life of a connecticut prep school drug dealer, who smuggled cocaine from venezuela. Based on the wild story of a teen drug trafficker who rocked headlines in 1984. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The film had its debut at the hamptons international film festival on october 10, 2015, which was a perfect location to premiere the story of rich kids caught in a scandal. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Toby hammel thomas mann is a good student who is awarded a scholarship to this elite private high school, the preppie connection is a film based on the 1984 drug scandal at choate rosemary hall, an elite private high school in connecticut. See the thrilling true story of a prep school student turned drug dealer, starring thomas ma. New movie the preppie connection depicts the life of a prep. Ifc buys thomas manns preppie connection for north. The preppie connection now playing hd ifc films youtube. The preppie connection netflix i watched this movie on saturday, and overall it was really good. Ultimately, the film is never boring, but its never involving, either. New movie the preppie connection depicts the life of a. Due to hit theaters and vod on march 18th, the preppie connection is cowritten and directed by joseph castelo, who helmed the acclaimed indie terrorist. Mar 21, 2016 on friday, the preppie connection was premiered at the ifc center in downtown nyc with a private afterparty with the cast at the high line hotel. All time domestic highest grossing limited release movies rank. The preppie connection may not have the action or big name star that appeals to many fans, but by in large it is an unforgettable story of just what one person is capable of when properly motivated.
The film, which opens today, is based on a 1984 cocainesmuggling scandal at the prestigious choate. Ifc films acquired north american rights to joseph castelos drama the preppie connection starring thomas mann, variety has learned exclusively. The preppie connection official trailer i hd i ifc films. Financial analysis of the preppie connection 2016 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. In the preppie connection, toby finds the answers lie in studying gq magazine, kitting.
Capturing the music, style, and burgeoning greed is good ethos of the 1980s, the preppie connection is a stranger than fiction look at the price of popularity. In the preppie connection, drug smuggling at an elite. Financial analysis of the preppie connection 2016 including budget, domestic. Check out the official trailer of the preppie connection, the upcoming crime drama movie directed by joseph castelo based on a script he cowrote with ashley rudden and starring thomas mann, lucy fry, sam page, bill sage, logan huffman, and jessica roth. To make friends with wealthy students there, toby starts dealing cocaine to them and establish drug trafficking network. It was hard for derek oatis to watch the film saying. Watch the preppie connection online 2016 movie yidio. Hollywood theatre zurich cinemas serving mattydale, new york 211 and the surrounding communities with hollywood hit movies. I thought the movie was already released six months ago at. More than 30 years later, his colossal teenage missteps have inspired a movie, the preppie connection, now in theaters and on demand. The preppie connection 2016 financial information the numbers. Ifc buys thomas manns preppie connection for north america.
Choate said in a statement that the movie, called the preppie connection, is a highly fictionalized account of a difficult moment in the schools history and oatis case led to. Toby hammel thomas mann is a good student who is awarded a. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the preppie connection near you.
The preppie connection chronicles the exploits of a group of private school students who ran a drug distribution operation in the early 1980s. Preppie connection movie posters from movie poster shop. Now on march 18, 2016, the preppie connection sees a an ifc films release through video on demand as well as select theaters. Hargreaves and begins attending tony sage hall, where her classmates are overwhelmingly richie. Mar 23, 2016 choate said in a statement that the movie, called the preppie connection, is a highly fictionalized account of a difficult moment in the schools history and oatis case led to the zero. At the end, what youre left with is a modestly entertaining film that doesnt seem to have an original thought in its head. The story serves as the inspiration for the preppie connection, in theaters and on demand friday. Joseph castelo directed from a script he cowrote with ashley rudden.
The preppie connection stars thomas mann as a boarding school student on scholarship who becomes a cocaine dealer in order to fit in with the rich, cool kids. The preppie connection is now playing on itunes and in theaters. A dramatized reallife scandal of 1980s prepschool drug dealing plays like a tepid compilation of fictive cliches in the preppie connection. Mar 18, 2016 the film had its debut at the hamptons international film festival on october 10, 2015, which was a perfect location to premiere the story of rich kids caught in a scandal. Huffman will play ellis tynes, one of the wealthiest men at the. I worked on the film and its very authentic to the true story.
This film is inspired by events in 1984 at choate rosemary hall in connecticut, where a student was accused of smuggling cocaine to sell to. Thomas mann plays a scholarship student at a nearby posh connecticut prep school, living at home, but trying to fit in with the trust fund snobs he secretly hates. Eventually, hes running a fullblown drug operation and running up against colombian cartels. The preppie connection the 2016 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Capturing the music, style, and burgeoning greed is good ethos of the 1980s, the preppie connection is a strangerthanfiction look at the price of popularity. Great family entertainment at your local movie theater, hollywood. Find movies near you, view show times, watch movie trailers and buy movie tickets. Check out the official trailer of the preppie connection, the upcoming crime drama movie directed by joseph castelo based on a script he cowrote with ashley rudden and starring thomas mann, lucy fry, sam page, bill sage, logan. The preppie connection 2016 a drugdealing student thomas mann at a prep school travels to colombia to try and smuggle cocaine back into the united states. The preppie connection is a 2015 americanfrench crime drama film written and directed by joseph castelo and based on the infamous 1984 incident where choate rosemary hall student derek oatis, along with a handful of friends, ran a cocaine smuggling operation on the schools campus. The story is wonderfully told and truly captures the angst of finding ones own place in the world. The preppie connection movie boarding school movie.
The preppie connection 2016 movie theaters moviefone. The preppie connection is a film based on the 1984 drug scandal at choate rosemary hall, an elite private high school in connecticut. Preppie connection recounts students cocaine bust in. The story centers on toby, the lowerclass scholarship student, who uses his street cred and access to drugs to make friends with the popular kids, eventually allowing him to cultivate a drug trafficking. Preppie connection recounts students cocaine bust in 1984. New movie, the preppie connection, is inspired by the life of a connecticut prep school drug dealer, who smuggled cocaine from venezuela. The preppie connection 2015 joseph castelo synopsis. It is infused with all the elements needed to make a winner believability, sensitivity, excitement and depth. The filmmaker has the life rights to the real character involved as a local scholarship student and he also used the 60 minutes piece in 1984 featuring ed bradley interviewing all involved on campus. The preppie connection discover the best in independent, foreign. Ifc films presents the preppie connection 2016 starring thomas mann, lucy. The preppie connection the cocaine connection nonusa format reg. Best movies like the preppie connection bestsimilar. The preppie connection is a 2015 americanfrench crime drama film written and directed by joseph castelo and based on the infamous 1984 incident where choate rosemary hall student derek oatis.
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