Synopsis
In this suspense drama, a college student finds himself immersed in forces beyond his control. Born and raised in a working-class Connecticut community, Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson) made it into an Ivy League college, where he's done quite well; his dream is to be accepted into Harvard Law School, but he knows that it will take more than a good report card to beat out the competition. When an upper-crust secret society called the Skulls asks Luke to join, he eagerly accepts, thinking that the club's connections will help him gain acceptance to Harvard. He enjoys the Skulls' luxurious lifestyle, but when his roommate, a journalism student, dies of an apparent suicide, he's convinced that something is wrong. The deeper Luke digs into the secrets of the Skulls, the more he's convinced that his friend's death was no suicide and that he's put himself in more danger than he imagined. The Skulls was the first starring vehicle for Joshua Jackson, who gained fame on the TV series Dawson's Creek; the supporting cast includes Paul Walker, Craig T. Nelson, Hill Harper, and William L. Petersen.
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EXTRA: Banging 'Skulls'
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 31, 2000 -- Starting today, the path of two distinct social groups -- "Dawson's Creek" devotees and Yale undergrads -- may cross ever so briefly in the theaters, poring over every detail of "The Skulls." But while hypnotized "Dawson's" converts are expected to drool over the film's baby-faced star Joshua Jackson, Yalies will more likely be pondering the similarity between the school's fabled secret society (Skull and Bones) and the film's ersatz one (The Skulls).
In the movie version, the aforementioned Joshua Jackson plays a blue-collar townie attending an unidentified Ivy League school. Hijinks (well, mystery) ensues when he's recruited to join the school's prestigious secret society, eponymously named, "The Skulls."
And though the filmmakers are illusive about the source of their inspiration, many -- including the Yalies themselves -- have