Stealing Harvard (2002)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Bruce McCulloch

Writers (WGA):

Martin Hynes (story) and
Peter Tolan (story) ...

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Harvard | Scheme | Promise | Workout Video | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12	10:00 AM	FX
Fri. Nov. 13	8:00 AM	FX

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Say Uncle (USA) (working title)
Stealing Stanford (USA) (working title)
The Promise (USA) (working title)
Uncle (USA) (working title)
You Promised (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Denmark:7 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38106) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Duff is trying to break the window, he hits it with a chair leaving scratches on the window. In the next shot the scratches are gone, and then reappear.

Quotes:

Duff: Ok just so we're all on the same page, I'm flying right now! Angel Dust! So lets keep it real, boys, keep it real and no bodys getting hurt.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Strangers on a Train (1951)

Soundtrack:

Speechless

Stealing the life from my wallet

I'm not a very picky viewer, especially at matinee prices but this movie really, really stunk. Only the second movie I ever thought about walking out of. The first was the Transporter. If you ever want to dump your girlfriend invite her over to watch these two back to back.

What a coincidence that two of the worst movies in history both star or co-star Tom Greene. The dialogue, plot, humor - all bad! You'd think that the casting folks would take a hint after Freddy created new splash heights in Hollywood's crapper. You get the feeling that the movie could have been good, I mean Jason Lee is usually great in everything I've seen him in, but then Tom Greene stepped in and said "Hey, these people haven't suffered enough - let's throw in a bunch of stuff that has no redeeming humor whatsoever. Trust me - I think it's funny, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Watch this - I'll talk to a lettuce leaf and pretend like it's my aunt. The less people think it's funny the cooler it is."

Yeah, right...