#29 Masterminds

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Plot:

Oz, a rebellious teenager who just got expelled from his preppy school returns for one final prank. But as he goes to the basement to set things up, he stumbles upon a security consultant, former school employee, that just took the entire school hostage for millions in ransom. Oz must rely on his youth and love for pranks to outwit the devious criminal mastermind.

A User Review:

What ever happened to originality? In commenting on this film the only thing comes to mind is an old david spade bit...i like this movie the first time i saw it when it was called TOY SOLDIERS! for those of you who are unfamiliar with this 1991 flick, it's about this prep school where certain wealthy students are taken hostige by some man (with an accent) and held at gun point for ransom, but a rebelious teen plots to over turn the madman who has an extremely large arsenal. you may be thinking to your self...gee but isn't that the same plot as the 1997 movie MASTERMINDS. well at least that's what i thought after watching it! sure there are some differences but in the end this movie is lacking one very big thing...originality!

Trivia:

The film made only £76 on it's UK cinema release, making it the lowest box office taking of 1998.

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