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The Lords of Discipline

Year:

1983

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Franc Roddam

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1983-07-15

Filming Locations: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $3,011,932 (USA) (21 February 1983)

Gross: $11,787,127 (USA) Filming Dates 21 June 1982 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

David Keith

Will McLean

Robert Prosky

Col. 'Bear' Berrineau

G.D. Spradlin

Gen. Bentley Durrell

Barbara Babcock

Abigail St. Croix

Michael Biehn

John Alexander

Rick Rossovich

Dante `Pig` Pignetti

John Lavachielli

Mark Santoro

Mitchell Lichtenstein

Tradd St. Croix

Mark Breland

Tom Pearce

Malcolm Danare

Poteete

Judge Reinhold

Macabbee

Greg Webb

Braselton

Bill Paxton

Gilbreath (as 'Wild' Bill Paxton)

Dean R. Miller

Gooch (as Dean Miller)

Ed Bishop

Commerce St. Croix

Stuart Milligan

McIntyre

Katharine Levy

Teresa

Jason Connery

MacKinnon

Rolf Saxon

Rowland

Michael Horton

Bobby Bentley

Ian Tyler

Cadet Colonel

Tony Sibbald

TAC Major

Norman Chancer

TAC Captain

Ronald Fernee

TAC Officer

Michael Fitzpatrick

TAC Officer

Richard Oldfield

TAC Officer

Matt Frewer

Senior

William Hope

Senior

Peter Hutchinson

Senior

Peter Merrill

Senior

Sheridan Earl Russell

Senior

Simon Shepherd

Senior

Aaron Swartz

Senior

Graham Cull

Knobs

Mark Eadie

Knobs

Tom Fry

Knobs

Lee Galpin

Knobs

Dean Lawrence

Knobs

Martin Phillips

Knobs

Joe Searby

Knobs

Christopher Warrick

Knobs

Sarah Brackett

Mrs. Durrell

Mary Ellen Ray

Mrs. Bear

Helena Stevens

Librarian

Valerie Colgan

General's Secretary

Nicola King

Girlfriend

Sallyanne Law

Girlfriend

Elizabeth Heery

Girlfriend (as Elizabeth Morton)

Kim Thomson

Girlfriend

Sophie Ward

Girlfriend

Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Girlfriend (as Natasha Fraser)

Hutton Cobb

Pearce's Roommate (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

Cpl. Beauentine (uncredited)

Peter Stevenson

Senior (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The movie's source novel by Pat Conroy was shortened for this filmed adaptation in order to emphasize a disturbing military college incident of racism during the 1960s.

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Actor David Keith was cast in the lead role after co-starring in the box-office smash An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) which won two Oscars.

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Though filmed in England, this was still the first American movie directed by British director Franc Roddam.

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Goofs

As Will is sneaking out of the campus to go spy on The Ten, a modern streetside mailbox is shown.

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When Will and Trad first enter their dorm room, you can see the camera shake as the cameraman bumps the door frame following them in.

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When Poteete falls and hits the pavement, Will is shown looking away from one angle, then looking forward toward the body when the angle changes.

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Quotes

Dante 'Pig' Pignetti: It's always 'fuck, shit, piss' all the time around here, I mean, if she could hear it, it would embarass her.

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Gilbreath: Do you know what this is, boy?

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Faq

Question Relating to Movie and Book

In the book upon which this movie is based, Bobby Bentley, the plebe, is portrayed as a person of infinite courage, one who is persecuted to the very ends of the human spirit by the Cadre.Just before Christmas of the plebe year, THE TEN, a secret dark group within the inner sanctum of the Institute finally does something to force Bentley to resign.Clearly, Pat Conroy is basing this chapter of his book on a real person and a real event.As provost of a school, I am interested in discovering what happened to that student. Who is he, and what did his life hold after the Institute?I want to know what could possibly have been presented to this courageous student so late in the game that made him resign. (Threats to family?)I realize that the Institute has changed dramatically since that time, but, still, even from an historical perspective, as well as good theater, it would resonate well with audiences to know what happened to Bobby Bentley.

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