Set in the 1950s, School Ties sheds light on the "true" nature of the old boys club. David Green (Fraser), a supreme athlete, is granted admission to an exclusive boarding school reserved for the country's blue bloods. Green hopes to use the school to get into Harvard, while the school uses him to win football championships. Everything is going as planned until a spoiled classmate Charlie Dillon (Damon), finds out that Green is Jewish. Given the time and circumstances, this does not sit well with his classmates. The movie comes to a climax when the classmates are forced to choose between Green and Dillon in a cheating scandal. The movie really highlights the religious inequality that took place at that time in America. One also comes to realize how the elite maintain their status and privilege by attending schools such as the one in this movie.

The movie is based on the personal experiences of writer and TV producer Dick Wolf.

David Green:
You never told me what religion you are.


Chris Reese:
I'm a Methodist.


David Green:
A Methodist. And all this time I didn't know it.

Anachronisms: In the dance in the school gym, one of the wall decorations is a poster for Gone with the Wind (1939) - showing the now-famous poster art designed for the 1960s re-release of that film.

by David Bartholomew (as Dave Bartholomew) and Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
Performed by Fats Domino
Courtesy of EMI Records Group/EMI Records
by arrangement with CEMA Special Markets