Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Anthony Edwards | ... | Kip Hammett | |
Corey Parker | ... | Marlon Browne | |
Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Jessica Kailo | |
Finn Carter | ... | Nina Sachie | |
Charles Rocket | ... | Leo Whitman | |
Christopher Rydell | ... | Oliver | |
Gary Owens | ... | Sports Announcer (voice) | |
Brian Doyle-Murray | ... | Coach Evans | |
Tichina Arnold | ... | Vera Cook | |
Bill Raymond | ... | Flutter | |
Philip Baker Hall | ... | Dean Patterson | |
Nicolas Coster | ... | Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr. | |
Micole Mercurio | ... | Betty Kailo | |
Robert Ridgely | ... | George Kailo | |
Richard Jenkins | ... | Bill Browne |
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores. Written by Craig D. Barker <cdbarker@umich.edu>
Good light entertainment that never quite passed into the mainstream, despite featuring several performers who later became better-known: Anthony Edwards before he lost his hair and became a famous TV doc, Corey Parker before he became a caricature of himself, and Lara Flynn Boyle before she became a skeleton. A lightweight and quirky farce about the college admissions process, this bit of fluff also has a really nice heart, plus fun performances by Finn Carter as Edwards's true love and Chris Rydell as Parker's ultracool best friend.