DVD 111 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
Apt Pupil
Columbia TriStar (1998)
In Collection
#43

Seen It:
Yes
Drama, Thriller
USA  /  English

Brad Renfro Todd Bowden
Ian McKellen Kurt Dussander
Bruce Davison Richard Bowden
Ann Dowd Monica Bowden
Joshua Jackson Joey
James Karen Victor Bowden
Marjorie Lovett Agnes Bowden

Director Bryan Singer
Producer Jane Hamsher; Don Murphy
Writer Stephen King; Brandon Boyce

Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) is highly intelligent teenager with a taste for the dark side of things. He is particularly fascinated with human cruelty to other humans. While researching the Holocaust Todd finds some pictures of a Nazi war criminal who had not been brought to justice. This man bears the striking resemblance of a neighbor man, Arthur Denker (Ian Mckellen). When Todd confronts Denker, they strike up a deal. In return for Todd's silence about Arthur's real name and past, Todd blackmail's Arthur into telling him stories about the atrocities of his past. The more and more Arthur tells the more engrossed Todd becomes, and Arthur begins to change to the man he once was. Evil's darkness spreads over the two and culminates in murder.

Edition Details
Series General
Distributor Sony Pictures
Barcode 043396223097
Region Region 1
Release Date 4/13/1999
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles Czech; Danish; Dutch; English; Finnish; German; Greek; Norwegian; Polish; Swedish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Layers Dual Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Making Of... Movie Trailer Production Notes Scene Access