Fresh
Andrew Bergman's The Freshman is a charmed comedy, the kind of seemingly effortless movie in which everything falls neatly into place, as if ordained by nature.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
The Freshman
He was on his way to the Dean's List, but he wound up on the hit list.
1990 · 1h 42m · PG
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Andrew Bergman Director
- Marlon Brando as Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan
- Matthew Broderick as Clark Kellogg
- Bruno Kirby as Victor Ray
- Penelope Ann Miller as Tina Sabatini
- Frank Whaley as Steve Bushak
- Jon Polito as Chuck Greenwald
- Kenneth Welsh as Dwight Armstrong
- Richard Gant as Lloyd Simpson
- Jefferson Mappin as Hunter
- Maximilian Schell as Larry London
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Brando does a wonderful sendup of Corleone that manages to play off the Don's entrenched place in pop culture. But The Freshman is no copycat comedy.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Though writer-director Andrew Bergman sets up potentially funny situations, the payoffs aren't nearly as clever as they need to be. Many situations don't pay off at all.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Just when you've had it with the mistimed scenes and the clunky direction, writer-director Andrew Bergman comes through with an inspired piece of lunacy.
Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
It's the kind of material that could easily fly apart into silliness, yet Brando and Broderick help the director to keep it anchored in a certain emotional reality, which is always the source of the richest comedy.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
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