Marlon has a crush on Jessica (running for high school senior class president). Jessica wants to attend Ramsey College. Marlon wants to go wherever Jessica is going. Problem: low SAT score.
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| 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 | |
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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>
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Sharon Browne: What does that mean? They're looking for someone with a definitive collection of Silver Surfer comic books?
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The original director, Jan Eliasberg was fired during production and replaced by Savage Steve Holland. See more »Goofs
In the shot of the acceptance letters being printed, some are dated "1988" and another "1989". See more »Quotes
Marlon Browne: The thing about Ramsey, Dad, is that they actually consider people like me.Sharon Browne: What does that mean? They're looking for someone with a definitive collection of Silver Surfer comic books?
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$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$651,850, 21 May 1989Gross USA:
$1,642,239Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,642,239Company Credits
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This is an amusing story that highlights that blasted college admissions process. The story follows several soon-to-be high school graduate's plans for the future. For Marlo (Parker), it's going to whatever school his dream girl Jessica (Flynn Boyle) is going to. For Oliver, it's giving into the white line fever and experiencing life Jack Kerouac style with the possibility of meeting "renegade game show hostesses" on the side. But, for most of the students in the movie, it is all about getting into college. We see the whole bit of it, taking the SATs, college recruitment day, college prep programs, and the dreaded admissions interview.
It's quite an amusing exageration of the whole process, and probably more likely so for kids actually going through the college application process. Although, the movie, at least for me, is sometimes funny and sometime not so funny, on the multiple occassions that I have seen it. I like the idea of the living SAT's with the fate of word problem person A and B resting on Marlo's selection of answers. I like the running gag about admitting a pig among the admissions officers. Despite the fact that the actors are too old to play teenagers (except Oliver and Wanda), it is a nice little movie about kids stuck in a nerve wracking situation hoping to just make it through things.