The Crusades

Leo Rudy Pankow, Sean Khalil Everage, and Jack Ryan Ashton are three close friends at the all-boys Catholic school Our Lady of the Crusades. Their days blend roughhousing with loyalty, until a plan to train Jack for a fight against a deaf student from the rival St. Matthews spirals out of control. The brawl on a baseball diamond draws the police, and the crowd scatters as they flee. In the scramble, Leo and Sean speed away on a bike, and, in the chaos, they strike Ryan Ashley Nicole Williams, a girl from their sister school.

Back at school, Jack faces the dean in his office. He denies everything, but Dean Whitman Greg Davis Jr. is preoccupied with a bigger issue: talks of merging the school with St. Matthews loom over the campus. Vince [Blaine Maye], a student at St. Matthews and Ryan’s boyfriend, knows what happened and now the trio must navigate this coming merger while avoiding Vince’s anger.

Leo must manage a quiet crush on his Italian teacher, Ms Kerpial [Anna Maiche]. Meanwhile Ryan tries to pursue Leo, unaware that he played a part in her injury. Sean juggles time with his girlfriend Jess [Indiana Massara], while keeping a careful eye on his friends to keep them safe from Vince. Jack, eager for attention from any girl who will take him seriously, searches for connection.

Seeking shelter from Vince and his gang at a party, the boys are found. Sean pulls away from Jess to shield his friends, triggering a tense chase. Vince and his crew, known as the Wrecking Crew, beat them badly. They are saved by a retired neighbor, Mr. Podkowa [Mike Starr], whom they had taunted earlier. After being caught, Vince decides to tell all—exposing his relationship with Kerpial and revealing that Leo was the one who broke Ryan’s leg. Ms Kerpial faces arrest for child molestation, and Ryan’s relationship cracks; Jess and Sean break up. In the end, the trio remains close, their friendship weathering the fallout.

Last Updated: October 05, 2025 at 11:32