Thanking The Academy

Though the heroes of Igby Goes Down, The Emperor's Club, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are all scarf-clad boys at elite boarding schools, the films' similarities are more than academic. Here's a clip-and-save preppy handbook. -- Jeff Gremillion 'IGBY' 'CLUB' 'HARRY'

KEY SCENES SET IN WASHINGTON, D.C. [Yes] [Yes] --

SPIRITED ATHLETIC CONTEST IN THE -- [Yes] [Yes]SCHOOLYARD

CREATIVE USE OF BROOMSTICKS [Yes] -- [Yes]

REFERENCES TO NARCOTICS AND/OR [Yes] -- [Yes]''MAGIC POTIONS''

OSCAR-WINNING PARENTAL FIGURE [Yes] [Yes] [Yes]

APPEARANCE OF BILL PULLMAN'S ASS [Yes]

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