With Honors (1994)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Alek Keshishian

Writer (WGA):

William Mastrosimone (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Harvard | Law School | Leg Shaving | College | Terminal Illness

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Joe Pesci	...	Simon Wilder
Brendan Fraser	...	Montgomery 'Monty' Kessler
Moira Kelly	...	Courtney Blumenthal
Patrick Dempsey	...	Everett Calloway
Josh Hamilton	...	Jeffrey Hawks
Gore Vidal	...	Prof. Pitkannan
Deborah Lake Fortson	...	Homeless Woman
Marshall Hambro	...	Chuck, Security Guard
Melinda Chilton	...	Helga
Harve Kolzow	...	Harvard Cop
James Deuter	...	Judge
Caroline Gibson	...	Donation Student
M. Lynda Robinson	...	Newspaper Purchaser #1
Richard Auguste	...	Newspaper Purchaser #2
Patricia B. Butcher	...	Librarian

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Boston Athenaeum - 10½ Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Spring Creek Productions

Trivia:

The graduation scenes were filmed at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The large building in front of the graduates is Foellinger Auditorium, made up to look like a Harvard building. Many of the graduates are UIUC students.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Simon comes downstairs wearing Courtney's robe, he gets a beer out of the fridge and takes the bottle cap off. When Courtney asks him for her robe, and he starts to take it off, the bottle cap is back on.

Quotes:

Everett: Oh sure, you're a mechanic?
Simon Wilder: No, I'm a Zen Buddhist, but that's close enough.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Blue Skies

One of the best movies ever written, watched and created.

What couldn't you say about "With Honors"? I know! You couldn't say it was horrible, tasteless and uncreative movie. "With Honors" is what movies were intended to be like in the beginning of movie making. Like many or any good movies it has a great cast, excellent dialogue, and a small percentage of charm. In every cast members case this movie would have to be the climax of their career. Not one of the major cast members failed to become their characters. In fact, everyone hit a bullseye on what they were suppose to become. With four students and a bum, a college setting and a warm and interesting feeling, "With Honors" becomes a very realistic movie. One of which you wish was done on a home video, just to know that it was real.