Masterminds

Aug 22, 1997

1h 46m

★ 5.3

He's a teenage one-man army... and he doesn't have a hall pass!

Overview

A rebellious teen uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.

Genres

Comedy

Action

Thriller

Adventure

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Dunlevy Pictures

Pacific Motion Pictures

Triumph Films

Masterminds Trailers

Cast

Rafe Bentley

Patrick Stewart

Oswald 'Ozzie' Paxton

Vincent Kartheiser

Principal Claire Maloney

Brenda Fricker

Miles Lawrence

Bradley Whitford

Jake Paxton

Matt Craven

Helen Randall Paxton

Annabelle Gurwitch

Richard 'K-Dog'

Jon Abrahams

Melissa Randall

Katie Stuart

Foster Deroy

Michael MacRae

Ollie

Callum Keith Rennie

Captain Jankel

Earl Pastko

Marvin

Jason Schombing

Five strangers, each with his own special talents, are recruited by the mysterious 'X'. They do not know why they are brought together, but nonetheless agree to a series of potentially lucrative schemes. A planned bank robbery goes awry when a minor mistake leads to a hostage situation. The robbery is orchestrated by Hwan. When Hwan turns up dead at the designated meeting spot, the remaining men realize something is seriously wrong, and suspicion flares.

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