With Honors (1994)

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:

Leg Shaving | College | Homelessness | Law School | Roommate

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:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | 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 on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana. The large building in front of the graduates is Foellinger Auditorium made up to look like a Harvard building. Many of the graduates are U of I students.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Flipped film causes "Harvard" on Wilder's sweatshirt to read backwards, and Monty's cast to change legs.

Quotes:

Simon Wilder: Women. Ain't they perfect?
Monty: Not always.
Simon Wilder: Yes, they are, they're perfect. Don't matter if they're skinny, fat, blond or blue. If a woman is willing to give you her love, Harvard, it's the greatest gift in the world. Makes you taller, makes you smarter, makes your teeth shine. Boy, oh, boy, women are perfect.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Fuzzy

Pesci gives a great performance

Joe Pesci brings the best out of this film. The plot is OK, but Pesci, as the eccentric (yet downtrodden) bum Simon Wilder, keeps it together. He is funny, heartwarming and good at what he does- and that is acting. Brendan Frasier is also good as the college harvard who find Simon and makes the plot go around. Usually funny, usually sad, OK in my book (if I have such a book). A