Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Joe Pesci | ... | Simon | |
Brendan Fraser | ... | Monty | |
Moira Kelly | ... | Courtney | |
Patrick Dempsey | ... | Everett | |
Josh Hamilton | ... | Jeff | |
Gore Vidal | ... | Pitkannan | |
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Deborah Lake Fortson | ... | Homeless Woman |
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Marshall Hambro | ... | Security Guard |
Melinda Chilton | ... | Helga | |
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Harve Kolzow | ... | Harvard Cop |
James Deuter | ... | Judge | |
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Caroline Gibson | ... | Donation Student |
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M. Lynda Robinson | ... | Newspaper Purchaser #1 |
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Richard Auguste | ... | Newspaper Purchaser #2 |
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Patricia B. Butcher | ... | Librarian |
Monty is a student, and when his computer crashes, he's left with only a single paper copy of his thesis. Frightened of losing it, he immediately rushes out to photocopy it, only to stumble and drop it down a grate. Searching the basement of the building, he discovers that it has been found by Simon, a squatter. Simon makes a deal with Monty: for every day's accomodation and food that Monty gives him, he will give a page of the thesis in return. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I don't know why this movie is classified under "comedy"... It's one of the most serious and thoughtful movies I've seen in a while. The plot twists were unpredictable, for me at least, and although it didn't have a "happy" ending, it was very well done.