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…
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.
Top Cast
Marlon Brando
Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan
Matthew Broderick
Clark Kellogg
Bruno Kirby
Victor Ray
Penelope Ann Miller
Tina Sabatini
Frank Whaley
Steve Bushak
Jon Polito
Chuck Greenwald
Kenneth Welsh
Dwight Armstrong
Richard Gant
Lloyd Simpson
Jefferson Mappin
Hunter
Maximilian Schell
Larry London
Paul Benedict
Arthur Fleeber
BD Wong
Edward
Leonardo Cimino
Lorenzo
David Stratton
Student in Fleeber Classroom
Gianni Russo
Maitre D’ Gourmet Club
Pamela Payton-Wright
Liz Armstrong
Reviews
"The Freshman" is a very entertaining and satisfying film on every level when it could have been nothing more than a one joke, one dimensional novelity based upon the very appetising prospect not of a Komondo dragon banquet, but of watching Marlon Brando successfully reprising his Academy Award winning triumph as Don Vito Corleone purely for laughs this time around. Of course, this limited idea would have been…
FAQ about The Freshman
What is The Freshman about?
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.
When was The Freshman released?
The Freshman was released in 1990.
What genres does The Freshman belong to?
The Freshman is categorised as Comedy, Crime.
Who stars in The Freshman?
The cast of The Freshman includes Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Frank Whaley.