A Matter of Degrees (1990)

A college student living in a commune decides that he doesn't want to go on to law school. When a corporation takes over the campus radio station, he decides to disrupt the graduation ceremonies.

Director:

W.T. Morgan

Writers:

Randall Poster (screenplay), Jack Mason (screenplay),

Stars:

Za Za Dupre, Arye Gross, Tom Sizemore

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Za Za Dupre	...	Baby Max
Arye Gross	...	Maxwell Glass
Tom Sizemore	...	Zeno Stefanos
Wendell Pierce	...	Wells Dennard
Judith Hoag	...	Kate Blum
Sarah Bork	...	Cynthia
Margaret Stassa	...	Lisa
Tom Gilroy	...	The Scuzz
Jim Dunbar	...	Frank Dell
Benny Benowitz	...	Smart Student
John Doe	...	Peter Downs
Harry Cooper	...	Babe
Christina Haag	...	Isabelle Allen
Michael Imperioli	...	Zeno's Assistant
Michael Balcanoff	...	Professor Eliot Eastman

Storyline

A college student living in a commune decides that he doesn't want to go on to law school. When a corporation takes over the campus radio station, he decides to disrupt the graduation ceremonies.

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Plot Keywords:

college | independent film

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tutto rock

Filming Locations:

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Backbeat Productions, Fox Lorber Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Tell Me When It's Over"
Written by Steve Wynn
Performed by Dream Syndicate
Published by Poison Brisket Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Slash Records

User Reviews

Best known for John Kennedy's guest role

I guess this movie will go down in history as "the one "John John" was in". For those interested: he has a cameo role as a guitar player who's talking to his girlfriend in the background of a party scene. He does a swell job! Really funny!