The Freshman
He was on his way to the Dean's List, but he wound up on the hit list.
1990 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Andrew Bergman |
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| Writer: | Andrew Bergman |
| Staring: |
| After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 20, 1990 |
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| Director: | Andrew Bergman |
| Writer: | Andrew Bergman |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | movie business, dinner, vermont, komodo dragon, affection, godfather, errand boy, spoof, importer, menu |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marlon Brando | Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan |
| Matthew Broderick | Clark Kellogg |
| Bruno Kirby | Victor Ray |
| Penelope Ann Miller | Tina Sabatini |
| Frank Whaley | Steve Bushak |
| Jon Polito | Chuck Greenwald |
| Kenneth Welsh | Dwight Armstrong |
| Richard Gant | Lloyd Simpson |
| Jefferson Mappin | Hunter |
| Maximilian Schell | Larry London |
| Paul Benedict | Arthur Fleeber |
| BD Wong | Edward |
| Leonardo Cimino | Lorenzo |
| David Stratton | Student in Fleeber Classroom |
| Gianni Russo | Maitre D’ Gourmet Club |
| Pamela Payton-Wright | Liz Armstrong |
| Bert Parks | Bert Parks |
| Tex Konig | Leo |
| Warren Davis | Father Frank |
| Vera Lockwood | Aunt Angelina |
| Daniel Dion | Gas Attendant |
| Marnie Edwards | Mall Mother |
| Doug Silberstein | Mr. Glassman |
| James Millington | FBI Man |
| Drake Arden | Student in Fleeber Classroom |
| Geraldine Ronan | Student in Fleeber Classroom |
| Derek Mitchell | Student in Fleeber Classroom |
| Joe Ingoldsby | Waiter in Restaurant |
| Adrienne Howe | Mall Patron |
| Patricia Andrews | Mall Patron |
| Edward Roy | Mall Patron |
| Amanda Smith | Mall Patron |
| Andrew Airlie | Mall Patron |
| Daniel DeSanto | Mall Patron |
| Wendy Dickson | Mall Patron |
| Christina Trivett | Mall Patron |
| Fifi Donahue | Information Booth Lady |
| John Cazale | Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio | Mall Patron (uncredited) |
| Louis Perez | Lookout (uncredited) |
| David Was | Keyboarder for Gourmet Club Party Band (uncredited) |
| Don Was | Guitarist for Gourmet Club Party Band (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrew Bergman | Screenplay, Director |
| David Newman | Original Music Composer |
| William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Shelley Cook | Stunts |
| John Stead | Stunts |
| John Stoneham Sr. | Stunts |
| Louis D'Esposito | First Assistant Director |
| Barry Malkin | Editor |
| Alicia Keywan | Art Direction |
| Lynda Gordon | Casting |
| Patricia Green | Makeup Artist |
| Gordon Sim | Set Decoration |
| Paul Harding | Property Master |
| Tom Quinn | Second Assistant Director |
| James D. Brown | Hairstylist |
| Lacia Kornylo | Production Manager |
| Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Judy Taylor | Casting |
| Michael MacDonald | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Stephen S. Campanelli | Steadicam Operator |
| Peter B. Ellis | First Assistant Editor |
| Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Neil L. Kaufman | Sound Editor |
| Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
| Louis Bertini | Sound Editor |
| Elliot Deitch | Sound Editor |
| Dan Korintus | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Dan Edelstein | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Tom Villano | Supervising Music Editor |
| Michael Jacobi | ADR Editor |
| Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Boulton | ADR Recordist |
| Elisha Birnbaum | Foley Artist |
| Richard Lightstone | Sound Mixer |
| Chris Holmes | Gaffer |
| Dominique Bruballa | Production Accountant |
| Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Susanna David | Script Supervisor |
| Shelley Kirkwood | Unit Publicist |
| Bill Harman | Construction Coordinator |
| David McLennan | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Ron Lambert | Color Timer |
| Kim W. Chow | Wardrobe Master |
| David Neil Trifunovich | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Michael Kohne | Key Grip |
| Eric Holmes | Rigging Gaffer |
| Phil Rhodes | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Julie A. Bloom | Second Assistant Director |
| Cynthia Clayton | Third Assistant Director |
| Anne Wootten | Choreographer |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Ken Adam | Production Design |
| Joseph S. DeBeasi | Music Editor |
| David R. Ellis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Colleen Callaghan | Hairstylist |
| Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mike Lobell | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 49 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 35 | 80 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 643 | 673 |
Fresh or Ripe? The Freshman is a sort of comedy drama sprinkled with self aware barbs at film analysis. It’s a great opportunity to see Marlon Brando relaxed and fully playing up the self-parody angle. Plot finds Matthew Broderick as Clark Kellog, a film student arriving in New York who through u ... nfortunate circumstances ends up working for a man who is not too dissimilar from Don Corleone! Writer and director Andrew Bergman spoofs the Mafia via screwball scenarios and satirical scripting, though the latter is done to death and grows tiresome at the mid-point. Penelope Anne Miller and B.D. Wong get choice support roles and deliver the goods, in fact the casting across the board is spot on, and the tech credits are firmly in the plus column. It’s all pleasantly executed and moves along at a brisk pace, but a little less satire and more straight laced character comedy wouldn’t have gone amiss. 6/10