
Based on a true story of a prep school student who smuggled $300k of uncut cocaine into the US in 1984. THE PREPPIE CONNECTION chronicles the exploits of a group of private school students who ran a drug distribution operation in the early 1980s. The story centers on Toby, the lower-class scholarship student, who uses his street cred and access to drugs to make friends with the popular kids, eventually allowing him to cultivate a drug trafficking network. Toby gets in far ove... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on a true story of a prep school student who smuggled $300k of uncut cocaine into the US in 1984. THE PREPPIE CONNECTION chronicles the exploits of a group of private school students who ran a drug distribution operation in the early 1980s. The story centers on Toby, the lower-class scholarship student, who uses his street cred and access to drugs to make friends with the popular kids, eventually allowing him to cultivate a drug trafficking network. Toby gets in far over his head as he leads his friends into the dangerous world of Colombian drug cartels.
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| The Seattle TimesJohn HartlThe script’s first half is vigorous enough.... But the movie needs the audacity of a “Trainspotting” to lift it above the norm. |
| Huffington PostJeffrey LyonsAn edgy drama and an effective cautionary tale well worth seeing. |
| Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaUltimately, the film is never boring, but it's never involving, either. At the end, what you're left with is a modestly entertaining film that doesn't seem to have an original thought in its head. In that way, it's a lot like the characters it spotlights. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayWhile the film is well-acted and appealingly slick, the end result lacks novelty. |
| New York PostKyle SmithToby is so un-self-aware that his journey seems like mere obtuseness; what the film has to say about youthful degeneracy is less than zero. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid Noh[A] shallow and profoundly unexciting "true-life account" of one student's brief reign as a campus drug lord. |
| The New York TimesHelen T. VerongosThis film fails even to evoke the ’80s in costumes, soundtrack or other atmospherics. |
| Village VoiceAbby GarnettToby's eventual comeuppance feels as preordained and empty as the preppie/townie dichotomy regurgitated here from so many outdated teen-media artifacts. |
| User ReviewHope SI got to see this film at the Hamptons International Film Festival. So so GOOD! Brilliant direction, stunning cast. Can't wait to see it again! Definitely a must see. |
| User ReviewJosh EFeel like you missed the 1980s? Look no further. This thrilling ride takes you back to a drug fueled era and the wreckage left in its wake. A beautiful meditation on class in America through the lens of prep school adolescents, only made better by Joe Costelo's deft hand - reminds one of the best of the French New Wave. Powerful performances make this a must see. |