Stealing Harvard (2002)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Bruce McCulloch

Writers (WGA):

Martin Hynes (story) and
Peter Tolan (story) ...

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal.

Plot:

A middle-class man turns to a life of crime in order to finance his niece's first year at Harvard University.

Plot Keywords:

Harvard | Scheme | Promise | Workout Video | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Lee	...	John Plummer
Tom Green	...	Walter P. 'Duff' Duffy
Leslie Mann	...	Elaine Warner
Dennis Farina	...	Mr. Warner
Megan Mullally	...	Patty Plummer
John C. McGinley	...	Detective Charles
Tammy Blanchard	...	Noreen Plummer
Chris Penn	...	David Loach
Richard Jenkins	...	Honorable Emmett Cook
Seymour Cassel	...	Uncle Jack
Zeus	...	Rex
Ken Magee	...	Butcher
Martin Starr	...	Liquor Store Clerk
Mary Gillis	...	Duff's Mom
Bruce McCulloch	...	Fidio the Lawyer

Also Known As:

Say Uncle (USA) (working title)
Stealing Stanford (USA) (working title)
The Promise (USA) (working title)
Uncle (USA) (working title)
You Promised (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and drug references.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Denmark:7 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38106) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Before release, the movie was variously known as: "Promises, Promises, Promises", "The Promise", "Stealing U", "Uncle", "Say Uncle", "Stealing Stanford" (Stanford refused to allow it), and "You Promised".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Duff is telling John about the used Delorean, his hat is caved in on the top, in the next shot (and the one before it) it is normal.

Quotes:

John: Duff? Don't you think you're taking a little bit too much off the top?
Duff: John, I know what i'm doing okay. I've got to taper it so the sunlight reaches the lower leaves during the growing season!
John: what about that string there?
Duff: ...the string is a guide John. It's just a guide!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Strangers on a Train (1951)

Soundtrack:

Giddy Up

I also laughed twice.

Stealing Harvard was mistakenly labeled a comedy, people beware of this, it aint funny. Bruce McCulloch, why can't you make a funny movie? You're a funny guy. Or was it the other kids that made you look that way? And why were Jason Lee and Tom Green sucked into this? Ok... Why was Jason Lee in this? Those two are funny dudes, but I remained straight faced through 98% of this lousy assterpiece.

Ok, I'm going to say it, Freddy Got Fingered was funnier. And that movie is buried under all the other horrible films i've seen. And Peter Tolan, I hope to god you did this for the money, even then it's no excuse, you should be ashamed, but judging by your resume, you're pockets are full from... let me see.. yes, all horrible films. Wait, Analyze This is ok, but that had 2 other writers, one of them being the superb Kenneth Lonnergan, so where I stand you don't get points for that either. Maybe you're a genius or just a really swell guy who got lucky. But I don't know you I know your films, and they blow.

All in all people, don't waste your hard earned money, download it. Even then you're wasting your precious time and hard drive space.