The Skulls

"Getting in is easy. Getting out is a killer."

2000 1h 46m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 624

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A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

“Getting in is easy. Getting out is a killer.”

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Cast

Joshua Jackson
Luke McNamara
Paul Walker
Caleb Mandrake
Hill Harper
Will Beckford
Leslie Bibb
Chloe
Christopher McDonald
Martin Lombard
Steve Harris
Detective Sparrow
William L. Petersen
Ames Levritt
Craig T. Nelson
Litten Mandrake

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Cohen
Writers: John Pogue
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Skulls Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Cohen, shot by Shane Hurlbut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Amundson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker and Hill Harper carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Getting in is easy. Getting out is a killer.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Cohen directs. Shane Hurlbut behind the camera. Randy Edelman scores. Peter Amundson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Skulls Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Rob Cohen, shot by Shane Hurlbut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Amundson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker and Hill Harper carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Getting in is easy. Getting out is a killer.".
9IMDB entry: tt0192614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut
Original score: Randy Edelman
Editing: Peter Amundson
Production design: Bob Ziembicki
Costume design: Marie-Sylvie Deveau
Makeup / hair: Carol Marinoff
Stunt coordinator: Branko Racki
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $50,802,120
Return: 339% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Skulls (2000)

Part of

The Skulls Collection

The Skulls is a 2000 American thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker and Leslie Bibb. Its plot is based upon some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Yale University's Skull and Bones student society. The film was successful enough to spawn two direct-to-video sequels, The Skulls II and The Skulls III, released in 2002 and 2004, respectively.

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JPV8522022-02-03
★ 4/10
Pretty typical movie from the early aughts with attractive twenty-somethings in the leads and bland "rock" pop music, alongside an overly dramatic score. The acting is so-so at best and really bad story to go along with a laughable ending. Led to two direct-to-video sequels that I'm really not too keen to revisit. 2.0/5

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