''The Brotherhood of Justice'' is a 1986 Canadian-American

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starring Keanu Reeves, Billy Zane, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lori Loughlin.

Overview

The movie is based on actual events that occurred at

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- Fort Worth,

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, in 1984. The

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called themselves "The Legion of Doom".Vigilantes: Ambassadors of Terror
/ref> The movie was filmed in Santa Cruz County, parts of

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. Some locations used were

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in Aptos, California, Downtown

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, the

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, and various beaches in the area around Santa Cruz.

Plot

The eponymous "Brotherhood of Justice" begins as a well-intentioned attempt by students to stamp out violence and drugs in their high school, but this "solution" gradually becomes worse than the original problem. As the Brotherhood's targets expand to include all who irritate them for any reason, the group's actions escalate to arson and attempted murder. Its original leader, Derek, seeing what the group has become, turns against his comrades.

Cast

* Keanu Reeves as Derek * Lori Loughlin as Christie * Kiefer Sutherland as Victor Parks *

Joe Spano Joseph Peter Spano (born July 7, 1946) is an American actor best known for his roles as Lt. Henry Goldblume on ''Hill Street Blues'' and FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell on '' NCIS''. He also voiced the Chuck E. Cheese (at the time Chuck E. Che ...

as Bob Grootemat *

Darren Dalton Darren Jack Dalton (born February 9, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for playing Randy the Soc in '' The Outsiders'' (1983) and Daryl in ''Red Dawn'' (1984), Life and career Dalton was born in Pow ...

as Scottie * Evan Mirand as Mule *

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as Collin *

Gary Riley Gary Riley (born April 28, 1967) is a former child and teen American character actor with numerous film, made-for-TV films and television credits. Film and television career Riley played Charlie Hogan, one of his best-known roles, in the 1986 ...

as Barnwell * Billy Zane as Les *

Danny Nucci Daniel Nucci (born September 15, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in blockbuster films, including his roles as Danny Rivetti in ''Crimson Tide'' (1995), Lieutenant Shepard in ''The Rock'' (1996), Deputy Monr ...

as Willie * Danny De La Paz as Carlos * Jim Haynie as Sheriff * Sean Sullivan as Pastey * Perla Walter as Maria

References

External links

* 1986 television films 1986 films ABC network original films American action television films American thriller television films American drama television films 1980s crime drama films American vigilante films Films directed by Charles Braverman Films scored by Brad Fiedel 1986 action thriller films 1980s vigilante films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{crime-thriller-film-stub