The Freshman

Starring: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, et al.

Product Description

A first-year New York film student meets a "Godfather" look-alike and becomes his errand boy. Directed by Andrew Bergman.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 043396702998
• Release Date: July 1998
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Director: Andrew Bergman
• Starring: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Frank Whaley, Jon Polito, Paul Benedict, Richard E. Gant, Kenneth Welsh, Pamela Payton-Wright
• Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

More intricate than you think.

First, some info about the DVD I watched. It has an appalling lack of extra goodies. At first, you think they forgot to label the DVD. Then you can see from the description ring that one side is for full-screen format and the other side is for widescreen format. This movie is fun from the beginning. Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) narrates the background story. It is the focus of the movie. Clark is going to New York to attend film school. Upon arrival, he loses his luggage in 19 minutes and 11 seconds. I will not go through the details, as it is more fun to be surprised. However, each scene is so funny that you forget the different layers and depth of the story. The music alone would be worth the movie: "From Here to Eternity", "I Wanna Be Around", "Mona Lisa", "New York, New York", "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", "String Quartet No. 13 in a Minor", "There She Is, Miss America", "Guantanamera", "Heart and Soul", "Introit: Viri Galilaei", "Maggie's Farm", "Parlami D'Amore Mariu", "Straight Outta Compton", "Tequila" There are a few highlights for just about everyone. The first time the camera zeros in on Jimmy "The Toucan". The object being transported has a misadventure (great elevator scene). The obligatory car chase with a unique outcome. The "beautiful Tina," Penelope Ann Miller, is so beautiful that it takes some time to just accept her character. Finally, Bert Parks should produce his album.