Bullies (film)

This article is about the 1986 film. For other uses, see Bully.

Bullies
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Lynch
Written by	Bryan McCann John Sheppard
Produced by	Peter Haley
Starring	Janet-Laine Green Dehl Berti Stephen Hunter Jonathan Crombie Olivia d'Abo
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Nick Rotundo
Music by	Paul Zaza
Production company	Allarcom Limited
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 29, 1986
Running time	96 minutes (Canada) 90 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Box office	$2,995,527

Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action-drama film about a feud between two families in a small town in a similar vein to the story of Romeo and Juliet. The film was directed by Paul Lynch, and stars Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, and Olivia d'Abo.

Plot

The peaceful Morris family moves to a small town and buy the town grocery store, only to run into the Cullens, a family that's been bullying the townspeople for years, and they begin to torment the Morrises every chance they get. Matt Morris (Jonathan Crombie) begins seeing a girl named Becky (Olivia d'Abo), whose last name is unfortunately Cullen. In this Romeo and Juliet-esque relationship, Matt and Becky have to keep their relationship a secret, but when the feuding families find out, harassment is elevated to vicious assault.

Cast

• Jonathan Crombie as Matt Morris
• Janet-Laine Green as Jenny Morris
• Stephan B. Hunter as Clay Morris
• Olivia d'Abo as Becky Cullen
• Bill Croft as Ben Cullen
• Bernie Coulson as Jimmy Cullen
• Adrien Dorval as Judd Cullen
• William Nunn as Jonah Cullen
• Dehl Berti as Will Crow
• Wayne Robson as Vern
• Ed Milaney as Frank Furlong
• Brock Simpson as Arnie Furlong

Reception

Bullies opened at the box office (8/29-31) at #13 with $1,532,605, and ended at $2,995,527.

External links

• Bullies at IMDb
• Bullies at AllMovie
• Bullies at Box Office Mojo
• Bullies at Rotten Tomatoes