Bullies (film)

1986 film by Paul Lynch

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Bullies

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Paul Lynch
Written by| Bryan McCann
John Sheppard
Produced by| Peter Haley
Starring|

* Janet-Laine Green
* Dehl Berti
* Stephen Hunter
* Jonathan Crombie
* Olivia d'Abo

Cinematography| René Verzier
Edited by| Nick Rotundo
Music by| Paul Zaza

Production
company

Allarcom Limited

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* August 29, 1986 (1986-08-29)

Running time

| 96 minutes (Canada)
90 minutes (US)
Country| Canada
Language| English
Box office| $2,995,527

Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action-drama film about a feud between two families in a small town in a similar vein to the remake of Romeo and Juliet (1968). The film was directed by Paul Lynch, and stars Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, and Olivia d'Abo.

## Plot[edit]

When the peaceful Morris family move to a small town and buy the town grocery store, they run afoul of the Cullen family. The Cullen's have been bullying the town's folk for years, and now they are harassing the Morris family every chance they get. Matt meanwhile meets and starts seeing a lot of Becky who also likes him. Unfortunately her last name is Cullen, and when the rest of the family finds out about their relationship, they decide to get even, and their harassment is elevated to vicious assault.

## Cast[edit]

* Jonathan Crombie as Matt Morris
* Janet-Laine Green as Jenny Morris
* Stephan B. Hunter as Clay Morris
* Olivia d'Abo as Becky Cullen
* Bill Croft as Ben Cullen
* Bernie Coulson as Jimmy Cullen
* Adrien Dorval as Judd Cullen
* William Nunn as Jonah Cullen
* Dehl Berti as Will Crow
* Wayne Robson as Vern
* Ed Milaney as Frank Furlong
* Brock Simpson as Arnie Furlong

## Reception[edit]

Bullies opened at the box office at No. 13 with $1,532,605, and ended at $2,995,527.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bullies (1986) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

## External links[edit]

* Bullies at IMDb
* Bullies at AllMovie
* Bullies at Box Office Mojo
* Bullies at Rotten Tomatoes

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Romeo and Juliet film adaptations

English|

* Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
* Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
* West Side Story (1961)
* Gonks Go Beat (1965)
* Lonesome Cowboys (1968)
* Romeo and Juliet (1968)
* Romie-0 and Julie-8 (TV; 1979)
* The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982)
* Valley Girl (1983)
* Bullies (1986)
* China Girl (1987)
* Romeo.Juliet (1990)
* Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
* Love Is All There Is (1996)
* Romeo + Juliet (1996)
* Rose by Any Other Name... (1997)
* The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
* Shakespeare in Love (1998)
* The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
* Romeo Must Die (2000)
* Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
* Pizza My Heart (TV; 2005)
* West Bank Story (2005)
* Life and Lyrics (2006)
* Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2006)
* Rome & Jewel (2006)
* David & Fatima (2008)
* The Cross Road (2008)
* Vicious Circle (2008)
* Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
* Private Romeo (2011)
* Warm Bodies (2013)
* Make Your Move (2013)
* Romeo & Juliet (2013)
* Valley Girl (2020)
* R#J (2021)
* Die in a Gunfight (2021)
* West Side Story (2021)
* Rosaline (2022)

Hindi|

* Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)
* Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
* Saudagar (1991)
* Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein (2002)
* Bollywood Queen (2002)
* Ishaqzaade (2012)
* Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)
* Issaq (2013)

Telugu|

* Maro Charitra (1978)
* Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi (1996)
* Kalisundam Raa (2000)
* Maro Charitra (2010)

Spanish|

* Romeo and Juliet (1940)
* Los Tarantos (1963)
* 30:e november (Swedish/Spanish, 1995)
* Amar te duele (2002)

Italian|

* Fury of Johnny Kid (1967)
* Ma che musica maestro (1971)

Portuguese|

* Mônica e Cebolinha: No Mundo de Romeu e Julieta (1979)
* O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta (2005)

Other|

* Ambikapathy (Tamil, 1937)
* The Lovers of Verona (French, 1949)
* Ambikapathy (Tamil, 1957)
* Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (Czech, 1960)
* Keyamat Theke Keyamat (Bengali, 1993)
* The Phantom Lover (Mandarin, 1995)
* Chicken Rice War (Cantonese/English, 2000)
* Ondagona Baa (Kannada, 2003)
* Mamay (Ukrainian, 2003)
* The District! (Hungarian, 2004)
* In Fair Palestine: A Story of Romeo and Juliet (2006)
* The Bubble (Hebrew/Arabic, 2006)
* Priyatama (Marathi, 2014)
* Arshinagar (Bengali, 2015)
* Eeda (Malayalam, 2017)
* The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (Japanese, 1981)

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Films directed by Paul Lynch

* The Hard Part Begins (1973)
* Blood & Guts (1978)
* Prom Night (1980)
* Humongous (1982)
* Flying (1986)
* Bullies (1986)
* Blindside (1987)
* No Contest (1995)
* No Contest II (1997)
* Frozen with Fear (2000)
* The Keeper (2004)

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