Masterminds Movie Review 1996

Mildly diverting actioner has teen troublemaker Ozzie (Kartheiser) once again on the outs with his workaholic father Jake (Craven) and stepmom Helen (Hurwitch). Forced to take bratty stepsister Melissa (Stuart) to the private school he's been expelled from, Ozzie plans one more prank on officious principal Claire Maloney (Fricker). But the joke's on everyone when security analyst Ralph Bentley (Stewart) puts his plan in motion, taking control of the school and asking a ransom for a group of the wealthiest children. But the ingenious Ozzie's lurking about to get the best of the adults.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, School Daze, Hostage!, Family Ties, Elementary School/Junior High

Screenplay

Floyd Byars

Cast

Vincent Kartheiser, Patrick Stewart, Brenda Fricker, Matt Craven, Bradley Whitford, Annabelle Gurwitch, Katie Stuart, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael MacRae, Earl Pastko, Michael Simms, Jon Abrahams

Cinematography

Nic Morris

Director

Roger Christian

Music

Anthony Marinelli

Producer

Robert Dudelson, Julie Bergman Sender, Matthew O'Connor, David Saunders, Pacific Motion Pictures, Columbia Pictures