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Brotherhood of Justice

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Brotherhood of Justice
GenreAction
Drama
Thriller
Teleplay byNoah Jubelirer
Jeffrey Bloom
Story byNoah Jubelirer
Directed byCharles Braverman
StarringKeanu Reeves
Kiefer Sutherland
Lori Loughlin
Joe Spano
Darren Dalton
Evan Mirand
Don Michael Paul
Theme music composerBrad Fiedel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersPeter Guber
Jon Peters
ProducersJudith R. James
Margot Winchester
Production locationsSanta Cruz, California
Aptos, California
Watsonville, California
CinematographyHanania Baer
EditorsBert Glatstein
Ann E. Mills
Running time93 min.
Production companiesThe Guber-Peters Company
Margot Winchester Productions
Phoenix Entertainment Group
Taper Media Enterprises
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 18, 1986 (1986-05-18)

The Brotherhood of Justice is a 1986 Canadian-American television action movie[1] featuring Keanu Reeves, Billy Zane, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lori Loughlin.

Film critic & historian Leonard Maltin disliked the picture, describing it as "...Head of the Class meets The Mod Squad."[2]

Overview

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The movie is based on actual events that occurred at Paschal High School in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, in 1984.[3] The vigilante group called themselves "The Legion of Doom".[4] The movie was filmed in Santa Cruz County in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Some locations used were Aptos High School in Aptos, California, Downtown Watsonville, California, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and various beaches in the area around Santa Cruz.

Plot

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The eponymous "Brotherhood of Justice" begins as an attempt by several students to end vandalism and drug sales in and near their high school, but this "solution" gradually becomes worse than the original problem. As the Brotherhood's targets expand to include all who irritate them for any reason, the group's actions escalate to arson and attempted murder. Its original main organizer, Derek, realizing what the group has become, eventually reports his comrades.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Brotherhood of Justice (1986) - Charles Braverman". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Maltin's TV, Movie, & Video Guide
  3. ^ Teen Vigilante Films: Armed And Dangerous
  4. ^ Vigilantes: Ambassadors of Terror
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