(played by Thomas Mann), is a working-class scholarship student who feels alienated by his wealthy, "preppie" classmates.
The film is a dramatized version of the exploits of , who was arrested in 1984 at JFK Airport while returning from Venezuela (changed to Colombia in the film) with $300,000 worth of cocaine. While the movie adds fictional elements for dramatic effect—such as a student suicide—the real Oatis avoided a 15-year prison sentence, receiving five years of probation and 5,000 hours of community service instead. He later turned his life around and became a practicing lawyer. Reception and Availability Film Review: 'The Preppie Connection' - Variety fylm the preppie connection 2015 mtrjm awn layn fasl alany
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