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Higher Learning (1995)
6.3
Ratings: 6.3/10 from 9,986 users
Metascore:
54/100
Reviews: 132 user | 28 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus. Director:John SingletonWriter:John Singleton |
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Cast
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| Omar Epps | ... | ||
| Kristy Swanson | ... | ||
| Michael Rapaport | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Ice Cube | ... | ||
| Jason Wiles | ... |
Wayne
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| Tyra Banks | ... | ||
| Cole Hauser | ... |
Scott Moss
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| Laurence Fishburne | ... | ||
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Bradford English | ... |
Officer Bradley
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| Regina King | ... |
Monet
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| Busta Rhymes | ... |
Dreads
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| Jay R. Ferguson | ... |
Billy
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| Andrew Bryniarski | ... |
Knocko
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| Trevor St. John | ... |
James
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Storyline
Youngsters from different countries, races, and social background are forced to integrate when they all enroll in Columbus University. They all have their own problems, such as finance, harrassment, personal safety, and self doubt. Additionally, campus life seems to be causing a problem for everyone: racism. Students, already under pressure to perform in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are strained to the breaking point by prejudice, inexperience, and misunderstanding. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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USALanguage:
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Higher Learning - Die Rebellen See more »Box Office
Gross:
$38,290,723 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Professor Phipps: So, Mr. Williams thinks I am an Uncle Tom, hmmm? Well, well, well. What does that have to do with your ability to place a comma in its proper place or put a period at the end of a sentence, hmmm?
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The idea for the film came when Director Jonathan Demme approached John Singleton about making a movie about college racial issues throughout the country when they were in pre-production for Boyz N The Hood which was being developed at Orion Pictures with Singleton directing and Demme producing. Once the deal with Orion Pictures fell through, Singleton took the idea and began to develop it while at Columbia Pictures. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: Immediately after Malik leaves Prof. Phipps' office for the last time in the movie, the camera pans in on a plaque that reads "Columbus University: propter aurum quod autulerunt et propter sanguis quiem effuderunt." Apparently Columbus University's classics department doesn't live up to Columbus University's reputation as one of the nation's premier institutions of higher learning. The plaque is supposed to read, "Columbus University: propter aurum quod abstulerunt et propter sanguinem qui effudit." ("Columbus University: because of the gold that they have taken away and because of the blood that has flowed.") See more »Quotes
[after Malik referred to him as a "sell-out"]Professor Phipps: So, Mr. Williams thinks I am an Uncle Tom, hmmm? Well, well, well. What does that have to do with your ability to place a comma in its proper place or put a period at the end of a sentence, hmmm?
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