After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr.
high school
hostage-taking
terrorism
preparatory school
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Cast
Sean Astin
Billy Tepper
Wil Wheaton
Joey Trotta
Keith Coogan
Snuffy Bradberry
Andrew Divoff
Luis Cali
R. Lee Ermey
General Kramer
Mason Adams
Deputy Director Brown
Denholm Elliott
Headmaster
Louis Gossett Jr.
Dean Parker
George Perez
Ricardo Montoya
T.E. Russell
Hank Giles
Shawn Phelan
Derek
Michael Champion
Jack Thorpe
Crew
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Director
David Koepp
Screenplay
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Screenplay
Robert Folk
Original Music Composer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Mark Burg
Executive Producer
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Popular Reviews
70 reviews
Darrenheart
5.0★ · 03/04/26
You gotta rebel
You gotta rebel
Fer I
i didn’t know the holdovers(2023) was a remake
i didn’t know the holdovers(2023) was a remake
Emily
8.0★ · 06/10/25
now this movie was so good my word. sean austin looked great in this and had me clutching my pearls with how intense it was.
now this movie was so good my word. sean austin looked great in this and had me clutching my pearls with how intense it was.
Marcus BPRO
6.0★ · 06/05/25
classic fr
classic fr
Mia Snaps
6.1★ · 06/03/25
only started watching for sean astin and wil wheaton, even tho it started pretty slow, i actually enjoyed it
only started watching for sean astin and wil wheaton, even tho it started pretty slow, i actually enjoyed it