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.
Monty is a student, and when his computer crashes, he's left with only a single paper copy of his thesis. Frightened of losing it, he immediately rushes out to photocopy it, only to stumble and drop it down a grate. Searching the basement of the building, he discovers that it has been found by Simon, a squatter. Simon makes a deal with Monty: for every day's accomodation and food that Monty gives him, he will give a page of the thesis in return.
Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
When the movie was filmed in the winter of 1993-1994, there was already at least a meter of snow on the ground in Harvard Square and in all of Boston. However, because the actual snow did not look "real" enough to be filmed, it was all cleared away and replaced with artificial snow.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In one shot, Monty's cast is on the wrong leg and the lettering on his sweatshirt is reversed.
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"I'll Remember (Theme from 'With Honors')"
Written by Patrick Leonard, 'Madonna (I)' and Richard Page Produced by 'Madonna (I)' and Patrick Leonard Performed by 'Madonna (I)' Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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