Overview

When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

Cast

Brendan Fraser

David Greene

Chris O'Donnell

Chris Reece

Andrew Lowery

McGivern

Matt Damon

Charlie Dillon

Randall Batinkoff

Rip Van Kelt

Cole Hauser

Jack Connors

Amy Locane

Sally Wheeler

Peter Donat

Headmaster Bartram

Željko Ivanek

Mr. Cleary

Kevin Tighe

Coach McDevitt

Ed Lauter

Alan Greene

Michael Higgins

Mr. Gierasch