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With Honors
If you want a degree go to Harvard, If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$20016254
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1994-04-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
211
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Joe Pesci
Simon Wilder
Brendan Fraser
Montgomery 'Monty' Kessler
Moira Kelly
Courtney Blumenthal
Patrick Dempsey
Everett Calloway
Josh Hamilton
Jeffrey Hawks
Gore Vidal
Prof. Pitkannan
Deborah Lake Fortson
Homeless Woman
Marshall Hambro
Chuck, Security Guard
Melinda Chilton
Helga
Harve Kolzow
Harvard Cop
James Deuter
Judge
Caroline Gibson
Donation Student
Mara Brock Akil
Ms. Moore
Clebert Ford
Homeless Man
M. Lynda Robinson
Newspaper Purchaser #1
Richard Auguste
Newspaper Purchaser #2
Patricia B. Butcher
Librarian
William Ashby King
Church Custodian
Frank J. Tieri
Homeless Man #2
Rick LeFevour
Mailman
Sunshine H. Hernandez
Marilyn Monroe
Monica Rochman
Sophomore
Claudia Haro
Marty
Daniel Blinkoff
Frank Wilder
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