The Freshman

7/20/19901h 42m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ He was on his way to the Dean's List, but he wound up on the hit list. ~

Overview:

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

movie business
affection
spoof
dinner
godfather
importer
vermont
errand boy
menu
komodo dragon

Cast

Marlon Brando

~ as ~

Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan

Matthew Broderick

~ as ~

Clark Kellogg

Bruno Kirby

~ as ~

Victor Ray

Penelope Ann Miller

~ as ~

Tina Sabatini

Frank Whaley

~ as ~

Steve Bushak

Jon Polito

~ as ~

Chuck Greenwald

Kenneth Welsh

~ as ~

Dwight Armstrong

Richard Gant

~ as ~

Lloyd Simpson

Jefferson Mappin

~ as ~

Hunter

Maximilian Schell

~ as ~

Larry London

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 10 year(s) ago
6
Fresh or Ripe?

The Freshman is a sort of comedy drama sprinkled with self aware barbs at film analysis. It’s a great opportunity to see Marlon Brando relaxed and fully playing up the self-parody angle. Plot finds Matthew Broderick as Clark Kellog, a film student arriving in New York who through unfortunate circumstances ends up working for a man who is not too dissimilar from Don Corleone!

Writer and director Andrew Bergman spoofs the Mafia via screwball scenarios and satirical scripting, though the latter is done to death and grows tiresome at the mid-point. Penelope Anne Miller and B.D. Wong get choice support roles and deliver the goods, in fact the casting across the board is spot on, and the tech credits are firmly in the plus column. It’s all pleasantly executed and moves along at a brisk pace, but a little less satire and more straight laced character comedy wouldn’t have gone amiss. 6/10