Apt Pupil
If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn
1998 | 107m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Bryan Singer |
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| Writer: | Brandon Boyce, Stephen King |
| Staring: |
| One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 23, 1998 |
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| Director: | Bryan Singer |
| Writer: | Brandon Boyce, Stephen King |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, secret identity, high school, troubled teen, nazism, 1980s, school counselor, nazi war criminal, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Bad Hat Harry Productions, Phoenix Pictures, Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,863,193
Budget: $14,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brad Renfro | Todd Bowden |
| Ian McKellen | Kurt Dussander |
| Bruce Davison | Richard Bowden |
| Elias Koteas | Archie |
| Joe Morton | Dan Richler |
| Jan Tříska | Isaac Weiskopf |
| Michael Byrne | Ben Kramer |
| Heather McComb | Becky Trask |
| Ann Dowd | Monica Bowden |
| Joshua Jackson | Joey |
| David Schwimmer | Edward French |
| Mickey Cottrell | Sociology Teacher |
| Michael Reid MacKay | Nightmare Victim |
| James Karen | Victor Bowden |
| Marjorie Lovett | Agnes Bowden |
| David Cooley | Gym Teacher |
| Blake Anthony Tibbetts | Teammate |
| Katherine Malone | Student |
| Grace Sinden | Secretary |
| Anthony Moore | Umpire |
| Kevin Spirtas | Paramedic |
| Danna Dennis | Nurse |
| Michael Artura | Detective Getty |
| Donna Marie Brown | Mother |
| Mark Flythe | Darren |
| Warren Wilson | Newscaster |
| Jill Harris | Reporter |
| Norbert D. Singer | Hospital Administrator #1 |
| Mildred Singer | Hospital Administrator #2 |
| Mary Ottman | Doctor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Patterson | Sound Mixer |
| Daniel Parker | Makeup Designer |
| Peter S. Elliot | Editor |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kathleen M. McKernin | Art Direction |
| Mellanie Bradfield | Script Supervisor |
| Louise Mingenbach | Costume Designer |
| Michael Herbick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chuck Michael | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard Hoover | Production Design |
| Gary Jensen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Fernando Altschul | First Assistant Director |
| Edward St. George | Key Hair Stylist |
| Gloria Kaiser | Color Timer |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John Baer | Still Photographer |
| Jennifer Herwitt | Set Decoration |
| Kathryn Eisenstein | Casting Associate |
| Chris Call | Property Master |
| Hilarie Roope | Post-Production Manager |
| Tim Harbert | Unit Production Manager |
| Phillip Beck Jr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Bryan Singer | Director |
| Brandon Boyce | Screenplay |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | Director of Photography |
| John Ottman | Original Music Composer, Editor |
| Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Stephen King | Novel |
| Bill Petty | Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bryan Singer | Producer |
| John Ottman | Associate Producer |
| Jane Hamsher | Producer |
| Tim Harbert | Executive Producer |
| Jay Shapiro | Associate Producer |
| Don Murphy | Producer |
| Tom DeSanto | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 15 |
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