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ComedyCrime

The Freshman

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

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.

Release Date : 1990-07-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Marlon Brando

Character Name : Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan

Original Name : Marlon Brando

Gender : Male

Matthew Broderick

Character Name : Clark Kellogg

Original Name : Matthew Broderick

Gender : Male

Bruno Kirby

Character Name : Victor Ray

Original Name : Bruno Kirby

Gender : Male

Penelope Ann Miller

Character Name : Tina Sabatini

Original Name : Penelope Ann Miller

Gender : Female

Frank Whaley

Character Name : Steve Bushak

Original Name : Frank Whaley

Gender : Male

Jon Polito

Character Name : Chuck Greenwald

Original Name : Jon Polito

Gender : Male

Kenneth Welsh

Character Name : Dwight Armstrong

Original Name : Kenneth Welsh

Gender : Male

Richard Gant

Character Name : Lloyd Simpson

Original Name : Richard Gant

Gender : Male

Jefferson Mappin

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Jefferson Mappin

Gender : Male

Maximilian Schell

Character Name : Larry London

Original Name : Maximilian Schell

Gender : Male

Paul Benedict

Character Name : Arthur Fleeber

Original Name : Paul Benedict

Gender : Male

BD Wong

Character Name : Edward

Original Name : BD Wong

Gender : Male

Leonardo Cimino

Character Name : Lorenzo

Original Name : Leonardo Cimino

Gender : Male

David Stratton

Character Name : Student in Fleeber Classroom

Original Name : David Stratton

Gender : Male

Gianni Russo

Character Name : Maitre D’ Gourmet Club

Original Name : Gianni Russo

Gender : Male

Pamela Payton-Wright

Character Name : Liz Armstrong

Original Name : Pamela Payton-Wright

Gender : Female

Bert Parks

Character Name : Bert Parks

Original Name : Bert Parks

Gender : Male

Tex Konig

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Tex Konig

Gender : Male

Warren Davis

Character Name : Father Frank

Original Name : Warren Davis

Gender : Male

Vera Lockwood

Character Name : Aunt Angelina

Original Name : Vera Lockwood

Gender : Female

Daniel Dion

Character Name : Gas Attendant

Original Name : Daniel Dion

Gender : Male

Marnie Edwards

Character Name : Mall Mother

Original Name : Marnie Edwards

Gender : Male

Doug Silberstein

Character Name : Mr. Glassman

Original Name : Doug Silberstein

Gender : Male

James Millington

Character Name : FBI Man

Original Name : James Millington

Gender : Male

Drake Arden

Character Name : Student in Fleeber Classroom

Original Name : Drake Arden

Gender : Male

Geraldine Ronan

Character Name : Student in Fleeber Classroom

Original Name : Geraldine Ronan

Gender : Female

Derek Mitchell

Character Name : Student in Fleeber Classroom

Original Name : Derek Mitchell

Gender : Male

Joe Ingoldsby

Character Name : Waiter in Restaurant

Original Name : Joe Ingoldsby

Gender : Male

Adrienne Howe

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Adrienne Howe

Gender : Male

Patricia Andrews

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Patricia Andrews

Gender : Male

Edward Roy

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Edward Roy

Gender : Male

Amanda Smith

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Amanda Smith

Gender : Female

Andrew Airlie

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Andrew Airlie

Gender : Male

Daniel DeSanto

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Daniel DeSanto

Gender : Male

Wendy Dickson

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Wendy Dickson

Gender : Male

Christina Trivett

Character Name : Mall Patron

Original Name : Christina Trivett

Gender : Male

Fifi Donahue

Character Name : Information Booth Lady

Original Name : Fifi Donahue

Gender : Male

John Cazale

Character Name : Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : John Cazale

Gender : Male

Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Character Name : Mall Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Gender : Male

Louis Perez

Character Name : Lookout (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Perez

Gender : Male

David Was

Character Name : Keyboarder for Gourmet Club Party Band (uncredited)

Original Name : David Was

Gender : Male

Don Was

Character Name : Guitarist for Gourmet Club Party Band (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Was

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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