The Paper Brigade

"The line is drawn, the sides are packed, the soldiers are in place. The war has begun!"

1996 1h 30m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 28

TV MovieFamilyComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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A 14 year old boy named Gunther moves to a small town with his parents and little brother. He meets up with a group of overly charitable paper boys who want him to sub for their friend while he's out of town. Gunther agrees so he can get enough money for concert tickets to take his blonde and beautiful crush too, all the while dealing with Chad, her wannabe boyfriend and his bully friends. All in all, Gunther learns to respect himself and other people and to have fun during it all.

“The line is drawn, the sides are packed, the soldiers are in place. The war has begun!”

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Cast

Kyle Howard
Gunther Wheeler
Robert Englund
Crazy Man Cooper
Travis Wester
Chad
Chauncey Leopardi
Charlie
Ethan Glazer
Andrew
Matthew Ness
Fish
Bibi Osterwald
Widow Hansen
Kylee Cochran
Allison Robbins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Blair Treu
Writers: Denice K. Rice
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Blair Treu, shot by Brian Sullivan. 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 Ray Colcord. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kyle Howard and Robert Englund and Travis Wester carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The line is drawn, the sides are packed, the soldiers are in place. The war has begun!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Blair Treu directs. Brian Sullivan behind the camera. Ray Colcord scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Blair Treu, shot by Brian Sullivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ray Colcord. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kyle Howard and Robert Englund and Travis Wester carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The line is drawn, the sides are packed, the soldiers are in place. The war has begun!".
8IMDB entry: tt0117287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.