Stealing Harvard (2002)

Regisseur:

Bruce McCulloch

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

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

Premierendatum:

13. September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

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:

Chainsaw | Wheelchair | Slingshot | Cross Dressing | Fiancée

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Great brainless comedy

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28

12:00 AM

FX

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Say Uncle (USA) (working title)
Stealing Stanford (USA) (working title)
The Promise (USA) (working title)
Uncle (USA) (working title)
You Promised (USA) (working title)
Schwere Jungs (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

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

Länge:

85 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

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

Drehorte:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Revolution Studios

Dies und das:

Before release, the movie was variously known as: "Promises, Promises, Promises", "The Promise", "Stealing U", "Uncle", "Say Uncle", "Stealing Stanford" (Stanford refused to allow it), and "You Promised".

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The position of John's hat on his nose before he and Duff enter the liquor store changes between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Duff: I'm not liquid... I'm not... liquid.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Theme from S.W.A.T.

Great brainless comedy

Been reading some of the other reviews of this movie, and I'm not sure what these other people were looking for, but this is supposed to be a screwball comedy, not anything more.

The majority of the bad comments had one element in common: they hate Tom Green. Well I can't change their mind about Tom Green, but Tom Green doesn't really play a big role in this movie -- at best he's a major supporting role. Make no mistake, Jason Lee really is the one carrying this movie, so if you detest Tom Green, don't worry. And Tom Green really is quite understated in this movie compared to how lunatic he really can get.

One storyline they could've expanded on were Megan Mullally, playing Jason Lee's slutty older sister, and Leslie Mann, playing Lee's uptight fiance. These two had detest each other dynamic going which would've been fun to watch if they interacted with each other more.

So for all of those recommending that you give this movie a pass, I say ignore them. Just come with the right frame of mind, this is not a supposed to be Shakespeare, just check your brain at the door, and enjoy.