The Preppie Connection

The Preppie Connection
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Directed by	Joseph Castelo
Produced by	Charlie Bunting Joseph Castelo Adam Folk Joseph Mensch Billy Raftery F.A Eric Schultz Carlo Sirtori
Written by	Joseph Castelo Ashley Rudden
Starring	Thomas Mann Lucy Fry Logan Huffman Sam Page Guillermo Arribas Robert Gorrie Dylan Blue Jessica Rothe Jimmy Brewer Amy Hargreaves Hemky Madera Sam Page Bill Sage
Music by	Sam Bisbee
Cinematography	Brett Jutkiewicz
Edited by	Giacomo Ambrosini
Production company	Coalition Films Mensch Productions Parallell Cinéma Relic Pictures
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date	October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) (Hamptons Film Festival) March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States France
Language	English
Box office	$7,138

The Preppie Connection is a 2015 American-French crime drama film written and directed by Joseph Castelo and based on the infamous 1984 incident where Choate Rosemary Hall student Derek Oatis, along with a handful of friends, ran a cocaine smuggling operation on the school's campus. The film stars Thomas Mann, Lucy Fry, Sam Page, Bill Sage, Jessica Rothe. The film had world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2015. The film was released on March 18, 2016, in a limited release, and through video on demand by IFC Films.

In 1984, a private school student uses connections to create a drug trafficking network at his school which leads him and his friends into the dangerous world of drug cartels.

In January 2013, it was announced that Evan Peters, Bella Heathcote had been cast in the lead roles of Tobias and Alex respectively, and the project had been written and directed by Joseph Castelo. However, either Peters and Heathcote dropped out or were recast, in July 2014, Lucy Fry was cast in the role of Alexis. A day later, it was announced Thomas Mann, Logan Huffman had joined the cast of the film.

Principal photography on the film began on July 21, 2014 in New York City, filming in New York City wrapped on August 9, 2014. with production beginning in Puerto Rico on August 12, 2014.

The film had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2015. and will also screen at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 15, 2015. In December 2015, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on March 18, 2016, in a limited release, and through video on demand.