Stealing Harvard (2002)

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

Director:

Bruce McCulloch

Writers:

Martin Hynes (story), Peter Tolan (story)

Stars:

Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

A man turns to a life of crime to pay for his niece's tuition for her first year at a prestigious university. His girlfriend also wants him to pay $30,000 for the down payment on a house; and his buddy is a bad influence on him.

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Plot Keywords:

man wears eyeglasses | harvard | black comedy | crying during sex | voice over narration | 

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Taglines:

Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though the movie is set and filmed in the US, a few distinctly Canadian items do appear in the movie, such as cases of Moosehead beer and a Canada 3000 handbag.

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Goofs

When John, Noreen and Patty are watching the old home movie, Noreen pauses the video with a remote control and soon turns around to inform John that she has been accepted into Harvard. Moments later when they return to watching the home movie, it is still running even though nobody continued the movie with the remote.

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Quotes

Duff: Elaine... I like her. I like her a lot, John. But she's a bitch! She's a dirty, dumb bitch.

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Crazy Credits

Jason Lee is listed in the main titles as "Ja$on Lee"

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Connections

Referenced in Eulogy (2004)

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Soundtracks

Long On Love
Written by Marc Ferrari, Tommy Thayer and Michael Mulholland
Performed by Medicine Wheel
Courtesy of MasterSource

User Reviews

Its a good movie for a good laugh

Its a good movie to watch if you want a good laugh. It isn't anything to take seriously. Its about a man who is going to marry a pretty young lady who is his boss's daughter. She was brought up by her rich overly protective father. It seems he held her back and; therefore, she did not have that many friends. The relationship with her father was a little weird but it was supposed to be funny. When his girlfiend gives him good news, that they've saved enough money to buy a house, everything seems to be going perfect. Its a great way to start the movie. When he finds out that he is expected to pay his nieces college tuition, this is where the excitement starts. "How does he get the money?" The way in which he trys to get the money is goofy but funny. Its funny to see how he tries to steel money and never fails each time. It puts on the excitement when his girl friend knows he is up to something and thinks he is cheating on her. I bought the tape cause it was a cheap price and I enjoyed the movie. I don't watch it all the time but I do enjoy it when I do.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Say Uncle

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,041,521, 15 September 2002

Gross USA:

$14,036,406

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,277,032

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1