With Honors (1994)
If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.
1994 · PG-13 · 1h 43m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Alek Keshishian
Writers: William Mastrosimone
Music by: Patrick Leonard
Cinematography: Sven Nykvist
Editor: Michael R. Miller
Box office: $20M · Rated 6.7/10 by 234 viewers
Cast
Joe Pesci as Simon WilderBrendan Fraser as Montgomery 'Monty' KesslerMoira Kelly as Courtney BlumenthalPatrick Dempsey as Everett CallowayJosh Hamilton as Jeffrey HawksGore Vidal as Prof. PitkannanDeborah Lake Fortson as Homeless WomanMarshall Hambro as Chuck, Security GuardMelinda Chilton as HelgaHarve Kolzow as Harvard CopJames Deuter as JudgeCaroline Gibson as Donation StudentMore like this
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