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  2. Jul 27, 1990 · "The Freshman" was written and directed by Andrew Bergman, an unconventional comedy talent whose credits include co-authoring the screenplay for "Blazing Saddles" and writing "The In-Laws." What he has created in "The Freshman" is a comedy of the peculiar, the oblique and the offbeat.

    • The In-Laws

      The earlier movie was slapdash and at times seemed to be...

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      The baked bean scene alone qualifies the movie for some sort...

  3. The plot revolves around a young New York film student's entanglement in an illicit business of offering exotic and endangered animals as specialty food items, including his being tasked with delivering a Komodo dragon for this purpose. The film received positive reviews from critics.

  4. Nov 18, 2015 · Despite Brando’s harsh words, critical reception for The Freshman was mostly positive. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that the comedy was “fitfully amusing,” while Roger Ebert declared...

  5. May 31, 2024 · In this article, we will delve into 45 fascinating facts about The Freshman that will make you appreciate the film even more. From behind-the-scenes anecdotes to interesting trivia about the cast and crew, we will explore the making of this beloved comedy and shed light on some lesser-known details.

  6. Jul 27, 1990 · The Freshman: Directed by Andrew Bergman. With Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller. An N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.

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    • Comedy, Crime
    • Andrew Bergman
    • 1990-07-27
  7. The Freshman has its moments — I enjoyed Paul Benedict’s performance as a pompously self-infatuated film professor — but mostly it plods along like that lizard. Still, whenever Brando shows up the screen just about twinkles. See all 27 reviews on Metacritic.com. See all external reviews for The Freshman.

  8. User Reviews. What a wacky plot. Broderick is hired to convey illegally imported endangered species by Brando, playing Carmine ("Jimmy the Toucan") Sabatini, in order to provide million-dollar-a-plate dinners for a bunch of international degenerates who revel in eating forbidden fruit, or in this instance lizards.

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