Harvard Man (2001)

A basketball player strikes a deal with the mob to fix a basketball game.

Director:

James Toback

Writer:

James Toback

Stars:

Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Grenier	...	Alan Jensen
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Cindy Bandolini
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Chesney Cort
Eric Stoltz	...	Teddy Carter
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Kelly Morgan
Gianni Russo	...	Andrew Bandolini
Ray Allen	...	Marcus Blake
Michael Aparo	...	Russell
Scottie Epstein	...	Mario
John Neville	...	Dr. Reese
Polly Shannon	...	Juliet
Phillip Jarrett	...	Coach Preston
Adam Bloch	...	Kenner
Lauren Collis	...	Connie
Landy Cannon	...	Butch

Storyline

College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.

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Plot Keywords:

basketball | harvard | philosophy | college | cheerleader | 

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Taglines:

Passion, Seduction, Deception

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug use, language and some strong sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Harvard Story

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,425 (USA) (17 May 2002)

Gross:

$56,007 (USA) (13 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bigel / Mailer Films, Kushner-Locke Company, The, Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Leonardo DiCaprio was initially set to star.

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Goofs

In the final scene by the river, the mother calls the little boy by his real name (Brendan), and not by the character's name (Jonathan), as shown in the credits.

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Quotes

Cindy Bandolini: You really should loosen up and try to have a little fun, it'll be good for ya.
Kelly Morgan: Oh I know how to have fun.
Cindy Bandolini: What's that suppose to mean?
Kelly Morgan: Whatever you want it to mean.
Cindy Bandolini: Your a little weird aren't you, I thought FBI agents were suppose to be straight.
Kelly Morgan: We are straight, we enforce the law.

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Soundtracks

"Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 13"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Adapted and Arranged by Ryan Shore
Performed by Lee Musiker, piano

User Reviews

A very poor movie

This is one of those movies that tries really hard to be quirky and off the wall but misses the point that off the wall is hard to construct. That is the feeling of this movie a construction that tries to pile in as many bizarre narrative threads as possible, lsd, tornados and the FBI. The narrative is feather light and at times scenes are so tenuously linked that it is almost laughable.

The camera work and editing style try and fit the "off the wall" strategy but just end up becoming distracting. Th acting is poor all round with the better actors in the cast looking as if they are going through the motions. This has t.v. movie written all over it !