Joe Pesci,
Brendan Fraser,
Moira Kelly,
Patrick Dempsey,
Josh Hamilton
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Harvard University graduate Alek Keshishian directed this tale about a homeless man who teaches some snotty Harvard students a thing or two about real life. Monty (Brendan Fraser) is a self-absorbed g... read more
Directed by: Alek Keshishian
Release Date: April 29, 1994
Keywords:
brendan fraser,
patrick dempsey,
joe pesci,
homeless man,
Joe Pesci ,
Brendan Fraser ,
Patrick Dempsey ,
Moira Kelly
DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999
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Flixster Reviews (706)
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May 28, 2011A great drama, I saw this for a class, which usually makes you dislike a movie, but this one was fantastic. The story is based on a real story, and the actors are good, and it's just so cool. If you like dramas, you have to see it.
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September 7, 2007I liked this one. The cast was really good and it gave Pesci a chance to shine while not being a goofball or a gangster. The rest of the cast was really good and the story moved along really well.
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August 13, 2007Very interesting drama about a homeless philosopher who teaches blue-blooded Harvard student about life and compassion. This great story is predictable, even when it takes a tear-jerking turn, but Joe Pesci's cocky charm and the remarkably attractive supporting ensemble keep thin... read more
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July 15, 2007Joe Pesci is a smelly bum who is blackmailing Brendan Fraser with the threat of burning his thesis paper, in exchange for a place to stay at Harvard. It turns out the bum is smarter than he looks. It's a funny touching story akin to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills", "The Dead Poet... read more
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December 31, 2006Aside from Moira Kelly I couldn't care. I want to say I paid $1.50 and felt kind of ripped off.
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November 30, 2008A witty, philosophical movie about what is important in life. Sometimes we make certain things more important than what really counts.
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May 29, 2011A homeless man Joe Pesci living under a library at Harvard blackmails Harvard student Brendan Fraser into giving him anything he wants after Pesci obtains pages from one of Fraser's senior thesis. Fraser, terrified, does all that Pesci asks for and lets Pesci move in with him and... read more
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January 1, 2008A favorite. Love watching this every now and then. Great!
Memorable scene:
{Beginning: Everett on the radio}
"You too can rule the world.
You just have to crush everyone first." -
April 1, 2012Not sure why this film got so many bad reviews from writers. I found it to be inspiring and amusing. Well done, Joe Pesci.
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January 22, 2010I have to admit it. I love this movie. I love Joe Pesci's accent. I love him giving the professor a what-for. I love the sappiness of it all.
Critic Reviews
May 23, 2012
Austin Kennedy, Sin Magazine
April 21, 2009
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A politically correct, vastly sentimental and ultimately insincere saga of the friendship between a kind homeless man, played by Joe Pesci, and a guilt-ridden Harvard student, played byBrendan Frazer. Full Review
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
Obviously inspired by the success of Scent of a Woman, this one could have been called Scent of a Bum.
July 5, 2004
Martin Scribbs, Low IQ Canadian
Do you amuse me, Joe Pesci? No, you do not.
July 25, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com
Well meaning drama but oversimplifies a lot and plays the death card too easily.
March 19, 2003
Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
One of the few films I've ever walked out on. Pesci and Fraser serve up unsympathetic and grating characters.
January 30, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A shaggy dog drama about the education of one upwardly bound college student. Full Review
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