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Set in the 1950s, the story of a young man who enters a prestigious prep school on an athletic scholarship and doesn't quite fit in with the upscale, anti-semitic crowd.
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December 8, 2000
School Ties640 10-1-92 This drama about Antisemitism in a New England prep school, circa 1955, has long been a pet project for producers Sherry Lansing and Stanley R. Jaffe. They've caught the period nicely and hired a vigorous young cast -- topped by Brendan Fraser (Encino Man). But good intentions go for naught as director Robert Mandel (F/X) pounds home every contrivance in the script by Darryl Ponicsan (Taps). Fraser's David Greene (a surname shared by the Gregory Peck character in Gentleman's…
