The Paper Brigade
Encyclopedia
The Paper Brigade is a 1997 adventure
/comedy film
directed by Blair Treu. The film stars Kyle Howard
and Robert Englund
.
), who moves from the large city of New York to the quiet suburb of Pleasant Valley, New York. When he needs money to buy tickets to a concert for a date with a girl (Kylee Cochran
) he likes, he gets a job as a local paperboy
. When several bullies
try to take over his neighborhood, Gunther and his new friends must stand-up against them, and stop them with the help of Crazy Man Cooper (Robert Englund
).
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
/comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Blair Treu. The film stars Kyle Howard
Kyle Howard
Kyle Alan Howard is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Kyle Howard grew up in Loveland, Colorado. He has worked in both film and television...
and Robert Englund
Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund is an American actor, voice-actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in...
.
Plot
The film follows 15-year-old Gunther Wheeler (Kyle HowardKyle Howard
Kyle Alan Howard is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Kyle Howard grew up in Loveland, Colorado. He has worked in both film and television...
), who moves from the large city of New York to the quiet suburb of Pleasant Valley, New York. When he needs money to buy tickets to a concert for a date with a girl (Kylee Cochran
Kylee Cochran
Kylee Cochran is an American film and television actress.She grew up in Brigham City, Utah and quickly became a rising talent. Cochran has had roles in several major films such as The Crow: Salvation, Gangland and The Paper Brigade. She's also had appearances in national television shows such as...
) he likes, he gets a job as a local paperboy
Paperboy
A paperboy is the general name for a person employed by a newspaper, They are often used around the office to run low end errands. They make copies and distribute them. Paperboys traditionally were and are still often portrayed on television and movies as preteen boys, often on a bicycle...
. When several bullies
Bullies
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...
try to take over his neighborhood, Gunther and his new friends must stand-up against them, and stop them with the help of Crazy Man Cooper (Robert Englund
Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund is an American actor, voice-actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in...
).
Cast
- Kyle HowardKyle HowardKyle Alan Howard is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Kyle Howard grew up in Loveland, Colorado. He has worked in both film and television...
as Gunther Wheeler, the protagonistProtagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
, a city boy who moves to a small town - Robert EnglundRobert EnglundRobert Barton Englund is an American actor, voice-actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in...
as Crazy Man Cooper, a reputed insane neighbor who Gunther befriends - Kylee CochranKylee CochranKylee Cochran is an American film and television actress.She grew up in Brigham City, Utah and quickly became a rising talent. Cochran has had roles in several major films such as The Crow: Salvation, Gangland and The Paper Brigade. She's also had appearances in national television shows such as...
as Allison Robbins, Gunther's crush - Chauncey LeopardiChauncey Leopardi-Career:Leopardi has been in films since he was 5, and is known for his role at eleven years old as Michael "Squints" Palledorous in the 1993 film The Sandlot. Leopardi also made a single appearance in Boy Meets World, in the pilot episode...
as Charlie Parker, Gunther's nerdy neighbor and fellow paperboy - Travis WesterTravis WesterTravis Wester is an American pianist and actor who got his start in the film industry by playing the part of Austin Sanders in Beverly Hills, 90210. He is perhaps most well known for playing the character Jamie in EuroTrip...
as Chad (aka Bully #1), the main bully/antagonistAntagonistAn antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend... - Matthew Ness as Fish, one of the neighborhood paperboys and a member of Charlie's group
- Matthew Best as Gus, one of the neighborhood paperboys and a member of Charlie's group
- Michael StephensonMichael Stephenson (actor)Michael Paul Stephenson is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.-Movie career:He is perhaps best known for his lead role in the 1990 horror film Troll 2 as Joshua Waits...
as Luke (aka Bully #2), one of Chad's cronies - Christopher Marsh as Wylee (aka Bully #3), one of Chad's cronies
- Joey MiyashimaJoey MiyashimaJoey Miyashima is a Japanese American television and film actor. Miyashima played Pee-wee Herman's Japanese pen pal, Oki Doki, in "Accidental Playhouse", an episode of Pee-Wee's Playhouse...
as Milkman - Braden Powell as Scooter
- Lincoln Anderson as Mickey
- Dennis Saylor as Mr. Litman
- Michael FlynnMichael FlynnMichael Francis Flynn is an American statistician and science fiction author.Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of hard science fiction, although his treatment of it can be unusual since he has applied the rigor of hard science fiction to "softer" sciences such as sociology in...
as Mr. Wheeler, Gunther's father - Ethan Glazer as Andrew Wheeler, Gunther's younger brother
External links
- The Paper Brigade at IMDb
- The Paper Brigade at Allmovie