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The Freshman

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

6.3 / 10

102 minutes

1990-07-20

English

US

Actors :

Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Frank Whaley, Jon Polito, Kenneth Welsh, Richard Gant, Jefferson Mappin, Maximilian Schell, Paul Benedict, BD Wong, Leonardo Cimino, David Stratton, Gianni Russo

Description

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.

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

5/16/2024, 3:22:07 PM

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! W...