Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 2
Buoyed by the charm of Matthew Broderick in the title role and Marlon Brando as a caricature of his Godfather persona, The Freshman benefits from solid casting, a clever premise, and sweet humor.
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1
Buoyed by the charm of Matthew Broderick in the title role and Marlon Brando as a caricature of his Godfather persona, The Freshman benefits from solid casting, a clever premise, and sweet humor.
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 10,685
In this farcical comedy, Matthew Broderick plays Clark Kellogg, an aspiring director who arrives in New York City to attend film school. However, moments after he arrives in the city, he's robbed by Victor Ray (Bruno Kirby), leaving him no money for the $700 in books required by his instructor, Arthur Fleeber (Paul Benedict). A few days later, Clark runs into Victor and demands his money back, but Victor has already lost it (on a horse race in which he wasn't entirely sure the animal he bet on
Jul 20, 1990 Wide
Jun 30, 1998
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
All Critics (33) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (2) | DVD (5)
No film offering the spectacle of a Komodo dragon being transported across a state line for immoral purposes can be lightly dismissed.
Marlon Brando's sublime comedy performance elevates The Freshman from screwball comedy to a quirky niche in film history.
Sweet and warm as well as manic, this is full of loopy surprises.
A witty and enchanted comedy.
There have been a lot of movies where stars have repeated the triumphs of their parts - but has any star ever done it more triumphantly than Marlon Brando does in The Freshman?
A great actor's self-parody might be fascinating, especially if the actor is Brando. But the performance Brando gives here is anything but a good-natured goof on himself.
An underrated hidden treasure.
It's a nice premise, film informing life, and Bergman's film succeeds thanks to its sprightly pace, modest but fully realised ambition and the ever affable Broderick.
Great.
Broderick is his usual charming self, and there are occasional moments of inspired whimsy or absurdity.
A truly genial and delightful comedy.
The casting, needless to say, is perfect, and Bergman keeps the various escalating intrigues clipping along at a brisk pace.
One of the most savagely underrated films of the 1990s.
A perfectly-paced, winning comedy
Sort of amusing. Good turn by Brando.
Brando spoofs his Godfather role ... that's the draw in this light fah-gettahboutit comedy that has a small town yoot (Broderick, serviceable) visit da Big Apple for the first time --- as a film student at NYU. And what film are they studying? Try ta guess, or y'sleep wit' duh fishes, yo! Bruno Kirby is good as our
September 14, 2011Super Reviewer
This is a zany adventure comedy with movie legend Marlon Brando and 80s teen cutie Matthew Broderick. Being a fan of both of them, I really enjoyed this movie. It's nothing new, but it is entertaining.
September 6, 2010Super Reviewer
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