Rotten
Among the squandered supporting cast are Dennis Farina, Chris Penn, Megan Mullally, and Seymour Cassel.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Reader
Stealing Harvard
Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal.
2002 · 1h 25m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Bruce McCulloch
Overview
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
Director and cast
- Bruce McCulloch Director
- Jason Lee as John Plummer
- Tom Green as Walter P. 'Duff' Duffy
- Leslie Mann as Elaine Warner
- Dennis Farina as Mr. Warner
- John C. McGinley as Detective Charles
- Richard Jenkins as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
- Tammy Blanchard as Noreen Plummer
- Seymour Cassel as Uncle Jack
- Megan Mullally as Patty Plummer
- Chris Penn as David Loach
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
9%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Weird, then, how the cast play as if holding their breath for the pay cheque.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
There's a funny movie trapped somewhere inside Stealing Harvard, but the finished product offers only fleeting glimpses of it.
Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Rotten
Whenever Green shows up to do his semi-improvised, non-acting shtick ... this otherwise sprightly and intermittently amusing movie suddenly feels like a ship dragging its anchor.
John Patterson, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
The timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off.
Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly
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