The Freshman
Clark Kellogg is a young man starting his first year at film school in New York City. After a small time crook steals all his belongings…
- Director: Andrew Bergman
- Genre:Comedy / Crime
- Runtime:103 minutes
Cast
Marlon Brando : Carmine Sabatini
Matthew Broderick : Clark Kellogg
Bruno Kirby : Victor Ray
Penelope Ann Miller : Tina Sabatini
Frank Whaley : Steve Bushak
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Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) leaves his mother (Pamela Payton-Wright) and environmental activist stepfather Dwight (Kenneth Welsh) in Vermont to go to New York University (NYU) to study film. As he’s wandering around lost in Grand Central Station, he’s approached by Victor Ray (Bruno Kirby), who at first offers to carry Clark’s bags for him, then offers Clark a ride to college in his car. As soon as Clark steps out of the car, Victor drives off with Clark’s luggage still in the trunk.
Clark tells his professor, Professor Fleeber (Paul Benedict), who uses books he has written as required study, about losing his books. Clark notices out the window Victor walking by and gives chase. Victor vows to give his luggage back in return for a favor. Clark is introduced to Victor’s uncle, Carmine Sabatini (Marlon Brando). In a running gag, Clark mentions how much Carmine looks, sounds and acts like Brando in The Godfather — though no one will tell Carmine this to his face. Victor explains that the Godfather character was based on Carmine.
Carmine offers Clark the opportunity to make a lot of money just for running small errands. The first is to pick up a Komodo dragon from JFK Airport and transport it to a specific address. Clark enlists the help of his roommate Steve Bushak (Frank Whaley) to pick up the animal and deliver it to Larry London (Maximilian Schell) and his assistant, Edward (B.D. Wong).
Clark is also introduced to Carmine’s daughter, Tina (Penelope Ann Miller), who takes an immediate shine to him. Tina starts to talk to Clark as if the two are soon to be married. A distracted Clark tries to pay attention in Fleeber’s film class (where the professor shows clips of The Godfather Part II) but he’s soon being chased by two agents of the Department of Justice. Upon being caught, he’s told that Carmine – also known as “Jimmy The Toucan” – is not only a Mafia figure, he runs the Gourmet Club, where endangered animals are used as the main course, specially prepared by Larry London. Read more
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