Boot Camp (film)


Boot Camp
Directed by Christian Duguay
Produced by Chad Oakes
Michael Frislev
Christian Duguay
Written by John Cox
Agatha Dominik
Starring Mila Kunis
Gregory Smith
Peter Stormare
Christopher Jacot
Tygh Runyan
Colleen Rennison
Regine Nehy
Grace Bauer
Music by Normand Corbeil
Cinematography Christian Duguay
Editing by Sylvain Lebel
Studio CD Films
Edgey Productions
Nomadic Pictures
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date(s) November 1, 2007 (American Film Market)
Running time 95 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $14,000,000

Boot Camp is a 2007 psychological suspense thriller feature film written by Agatha Dominik and John Cox and directed by Christian Duguay.[2][3][4]

The film's working title was Straight Edge[5][6] and was shot in Fiji as the first film to utilize the southwest Pacific Ocean island country's five-year-old incentive program that had been designed to create jobs while building a film production infrastructure.[7][8] The film is allegedly based upon on true events;[9] it is about teenagers sent to a rehabilitation camp (in Fiji) who are then abused and brainwashed.[2] The film stars Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith and Peter Stormare.[2] Filming began on October 2, 2006 in Fiji[10] and then continued in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[11]

The film was released on DVD internationally in 2007 and in the U.S. on August 25, 2009.[2]

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Synopsis

This film is the story of a group of unruly teenagers whose parents send them to a rehabilitation Boot camp (correctional) to turn them around. The camp collects each child individually, then delivers them to the boot camp facility on a remote island in Fiji. There are no walls to stop the teenagers from leaving, but escape is impractical due to the surrounding sea. On arriving at the camp, the teenagers are forced to wear cuffs with sensors around their ankles — if they attempt to escape, security will be alerted.

Dr. Hail (Peter Stormare), who runs the camp, forces the teens to work constantly. He has them clean the camp, grow plants, and has them rebuild the camp after it was damaged in a storm. Campers are required to wear color coded t-shirts. First, new arrivals are given black t-shirts. They progress to yellow and then white. The teens earn a white shirt once they have been "corrected." They do not do work; they become staff members and abuse the other inmates and monitor their work. Among the staff is an ex-Army recruit. He is very tough towards the inmates and makes deals with girls in exchange for sex.

It turns out that what their parents believe is a state-of-the-art deluxe institution in a beautiful natural environment turns out to be a prison-like boot camp where they are abused and brainwashed by their environment.

Cast

Additional cast
  • David Haysom as Drug Dealer
  • Serge Houde as Karl
  • Tyrone Karius as Young Jack
  • Pete Seadon as Guest
  • Joe Norman Shaw as Ben's Father
  • Peter Skagen as Nick's Dad

Reception

Choi Jung-in of South Korea's JoongAng Daily wrote, "From the outset, director Christian Duguay makes it clear that “Boot Camp” is based on true events." "...I loved Duguay’s message that children should never be abused under the pretext of parental love"[2]. Of the film's early production under the title Straight Edge and scenes that were shot in Canada, The Calgary Sun wrote of Mila Kunis, "Not many people would enjoy winter in Calgary more than the beautiful beaches of the South Pacific, but Mila Kunis does. After five weeks of torrential rain[10] in Fiji, the actress finds Calgary’s current weather comforting.".[12]

References

  1. ^ [1] Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, details for Boot Camp, accessed 01-25-2009
  2. ^ a b c d e [2] JoongAng Daily (Korean), By Choi Jung-in (January 16, 2009), "[DVD Review] When tough love doesn’t work", accessed 01-24-2009
  3. ^ reelzchannel.com. Boot Camp, accessed 01-24-2009
  4. ^ cinema.theiapolis.com, Boot Camp (2007), accessed 01-24-2009
  5. ^ Dark Horizons, By Garth Franklin (September 25, 2006), "Finding The Straight Edge In Fiji", accessed 01-25-2009
  6. ^ [3] Turner Classic Movies, Straight Edge, accessed 01-25-2009
  7. ^ [4] Daily Variety, by Dave NcNary (September 2006). "Fiji film incentives lure 'Straight Edge'", accessed 01-25-2009
  8. ^ [5] New York Times, Straight Edge (2007), accessed 01-25-2009
  9. ^ [6] Stack Boot Camp review, accessed 01-24-2009
  10. ^ a b Sports Shooter, by Chris Large (January 30, 2007), "Boot Camp in Fiji", freelance photographer Chris Large writes of his adventures for Sports Shooter, accessed 01-25-2009
  11. ^ Hollywood Up Close, Boot Camp, accesses 01-24-2009
  12. ^ [7] Calgary Sun, by Kerra McEwen (November 21, 2006), "Calgary's Edge", accessed 01-25-2009

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