The Brotherhood (2001 film)

The Brotherhood
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Directed by	David DeCoteau
Written by	Barry L. Levy Matthew Jason Walsh
Produced by	David DeCoteau
Starring	Samuel Page Josh Hammond Bradley Stryker
Cinematography	Howard Wexler
Edited by	J.R. Bookwalter
Music by	Jeffrey Walton
Production companies	Rapid Heart Pictures Regent Entertainment
Distributed by	Artist View Entertainment
Release date	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Brotherhood is a 2001 horror film directed by David DeCoteau and starring Samuel Page, Josh Hammond and Bradley Stryker. It is the first in the Brotherhood series of homoerotic horror films. The series goes by the title I've Been Watching You in the United Kingdom.

Plot

Young Chris Chandler, a student at Drake University, gets a new roommate, Dan, and becomes friends with him. Meanwhile, the fraternities are pledging and a student said to have been interested in Doma Tau Omega is found dead on the campus.

Chris, who has no high opinion of fraternities, gets to know a student of psychology, Megan, who invites him and Dan to a party of Doma Tau Omega, saying that she does not want to go there alone. However, when they arrive at the party, Chris seems to be interested only in the leader of DTO, Devon Eisley, and approaches him. After waiting for Chris a long time, Megan and Dan leave the party. Chris, meanwhile, is made drunk by Devon, who then makes him a member of DTO by drinking a bit of his blood while, in turn, Chris has to drink a bit of Devon's.

Shortly after that, Chris is introduced to parties in the DTO house, where he and Devon drink blood from a girl called Sandy in a way reminiscent of sexual intercourse. Dan is unsettled by the change in Chris since joining the fraternity, and breaks into the DTO house. Investigating the book of DTO, Dan is shocked to find photos of Devon throughout the decades of the fraternity's history, completely unchanged. He persuades Megan to go with him to Chris' room, which they find totally ravaged. They decide to look for Chris at the fraternity house.

At the DTO house, Devon tells Chris that he lives eternally as long as he transforms his soul into a new body every century, and that this time, Chris would be the one whose body is used. The student found dead on campus was made to commit suicide, as he was afraid to participate in the ceremony and threatened to go public. Chris tries to flee but is knocked out by the other DTO members, Barry and Jordan. Dan and Megan try to enter the fraternity house, but their way is blocked by DTO member Mikhail who threatens them with an axe. Dan grabs the needle used by the fraternity members to get blood from their victims and thrusts in into Mikhail's neck, killing him.

In the house, Dan and Megan meet Berry, Jordan, Devon and Chris, who are already beginning the ceremony. Megan reveals herself as a decoy who has worked for Devon over the last 70 years and was tasked with luring Chris. She threatens Dan with the axe, saying that she will kill him if Chris tries to resist the ritual. Chris stops fighting and kneels down in front of Devon. While everyone is concentrating on Chris, Dan suddenly breaks free of Megan. He takes the axe, and attacks Devon with it. Devon, the other fraternity members and Megan all die, leaving Chris and Dan standing amongst the carnage. Dan asks why Chris did not die, and Chris answers, "I told you I would never join a fraternity." The two leave the house.

Cast

• Samuel Page as Chris Chandler
• Josh Hammond as Dan
• Bradley Stryker as Devon Eisley
• Elizabeth Bruderman as Megan
• Forrest Cochran as Barry
• Michael Lutz as Jordan
• Donnie Eichar as Mikhail
• Christopher Cullen as Frat Slob #1
• Brandon Beemer as Frat Slob #2
• Brian Bianchini as Frat Slob #3
• Chloe Cross as Sandy
• Rebekah Ryan as Female Partygoer

Sequels

• The Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks (2001)
• The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (2003)
• The Brotherhood IV: The Complex (2005)
• The Brotherhood V: Alumni (2009)
• The Brotherhood VI: Initiation (2009)

Semi-sequels

• Pep Squad (1998) or I've Been Watching You 2: Prom Night (UK)

External links

• The Brotherhood at IMDb
• The Brotherhood at AllMovie