With Honors
If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.
Rating: 6.7 out of 10TMDB(235 votes)
Overview
Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.
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Box office
Grossed $20M worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Chicago
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Setting
Set in Massachusetts
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Music
Music by Patrick Leonard
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sven Nykvist
Details
- Director
- Writer
- William MastrosimoneScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 29, 1994
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $20M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Joe PesciSimon Wilder
Brendan FraserMontgomery 'Monty' Kessler
Moira KellyCourtney Blumenthal
Patrick DempseyEverett Calloway
Josh HamiltonJeffrey Hawks
Gore VidalProf. Pitkannan- Deborah Lake FortsonHomeless Woman
- Marshall HambroChuck, Security Guard
- Melinda ChiltonHelga
- Harve KolzowHarvard Cop
James DeuterJudge- Caroline GibsonDonation Student
- M. Lynda RobinsonNewspaper Purchaser #1
- Richard AugusteNewspaper Purchaser #2
- Patricia B. ButcherLibrarian
- Mary SeibelSocial Security Clerk
Mara Brock AkilMs. Moore- Clebert FordHomeless Man
- William Ashby KingChurch Custodian
- Frank J. TieriHomeless Man #2
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