death. William Petersen as Senator Ames Levritt member of 1972 Skulls class, and one of the leaders of the organization. Craig T. Nelson as Judge Litten MandrakeCaleb's father, member of 1972 Skulls class. Derek Aasland as Sullivan - One of Luke's townie friends who come to the recue. David Asman as Jason Pitcairn Scott Gibson as Travis Wheeler Nigel Bennett as Dr. Rupert WhitneyThe member of 1973 Skulls class. He is now head of protocol. Noah Danby as Hugh Mauberson Steven McCarthy as Sweeney Setting The film was shot in Toronto with the University of Toronto disguised as Yale University, the plot's setting. Scenes were also filmed in the city's suburban neighbourhood of Guildwood. Many of University of Toronto's most notable buildings are featured in the film. A part of University College stands in for the Skulls' headquarters, while the office of the Skulls' leader shown as being in Trinity College. The rival society is headquartered in the student council building. The protagonists live and eat in Burwash Hall. The opening rowing scene was shot in St. Catharines, Ontario. Several scenes were shot on Dark Island in the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Production In March 1999 it was announced Universal acquired the U.S. and U.K. rights as part of an expansion into teen driven genre fare. Summit Entertainment handled international sales on the film. Newmarket Films financed the Original films produced film as part of a joint venture. Reception Box office The film opened at #3 at the North American box office, making US$11,034,885 in its opening weekend, behind The Road to El Dorado and Erin Brockovich. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 9% rating based on 85 reviews. The site's critics consensus states: "The Skulls is full of nonsense and empty of a good script and plot". On Metacritic it has a score of 24% based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called it "So ludicrous in so many different ways it achieves a kind of forlorn grandeur." Director Rob Cohen is very fond of the movie and the cast: "It was a very intense set because I had in my mind that I was telling the story of George Senior and George W. Bush. I had gone to Harvard that had