The Freshman

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.

Cast

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

Reviews

John Chard

Fresh or Ripe? The Freshman is a sort of comedy drama sprinkled with self aware barbs at film analysis. It’s a great opportunity to see Marlon Brando relaxed and fully playing up the self-parody angle. Plot finds Matthew Broderick as Clark Kellog, a film student arriving in New York who through u...

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