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Brotherhood of Justice
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Wikipedia article
'The Brotherhood of Justice' is a 1986 American television action film starring Keanu Reeves, Billy Zane, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lori Loughlin.
Overview
The movie is based on actual events that occurred at Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1984.[http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-17/entertainment/ca-5732_1_vigilante-films Teen Vigilante Films: Armed And Dangerous] The vigilante group called themselves "The Legion of Doom".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101029175658/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958478,00.html Vigilantes: Ambassadors of Terror] The movie was filmed in Santa Cruz County, 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, California.
Plot
The eponymous "Brotherhood of Justice" begins as a well-intentioned attempt by students to stamp out violence and drugs in 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 leader, Derek, seeing what the group has become, turns against his comrades.
Cast
* Keanu Reeves as Derek
* Lori Loughlin as Christie
* Kiefer Sutherland as Victor Parks
* Joe Spano as Bob Grootemat
* Darren Dalton as Scottie
* Evan Mirand as Mule
* Don Michael Paul as Collin
* Gary Riley as Barnwell
* Billy Zane as Les
* Danny Nucci as Willie
* Danny De La Paz as Carlos
* Jim Haynie as Sheriff
* Sean Sullivan as Pastey
* Perla Walter as Maria
References
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