With Honors

"If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder."

1994 1h 43m EN

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6.7

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22%

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 235🥫22%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 17,045

ComedyDrama

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Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.

“If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.”

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Cast

Joe Pesci
Simon Wilder
Brendan Fraser
Montgomery 'Monty' Kessler
Moira Kelly
Courtney Blumenthal
Patrick Dempsey
Everett Calloway
Josh Hamilton
Jeffrey Hawks
Gore Vidal
Prof. Pitkannan
Deborah Lake Fortson
Homeless Woman
Marshall Hambro
Chuck, Security Guard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alek Keshishian
Writers: William Mastrosimone
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alek Keshishian, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Leonard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joe Pesci and Brendan Fraser and Moira Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alek Keshishian directs. Sven Nykvist behind the camera. Patrick Leonard scores. Michael R. Miller cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Alek Keshishian, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Patrick Leonard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Joe Pesci and Brendan Fraser and Moira Kelly carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.".
7IMDB entry: tt0111732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sven Nykvist
Original score: Patrick Leonard
Editing: Michael R. Miller
Production design: Barbara Ling
Costume design: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Makeup / hair: James Sarzotti
Sound: Mark Smith
Stunt coordinator: Rick LeFevour
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $20,016,254
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: With Honors (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes: 22% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 17,045 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 nominations total

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
One of the first things I do when I write reviews is go through the 1 stars to see the petty things people are complaining about... you know, so I can roll my eyes and mock them. But there, as of writing this, are no 1 star reviews. That should tell you something. It SHOULD tell you that, at it's worst, "With Honors" is at least a fun and enjoyable film. And it totally is. Unfortunately all it probably means, in reality, is that the "we can't enjoy anything ever and everything is literal and has to be realistic crowd probably hasn't hit it yet." Oh well. The fact is that it is a fun and enjoyable movie that is filled to the brim with cliches that come with fun and enjoyable movies like this, coupled with a sense of humor that comes out of the blue every now and again to give it a unique feel all too it's own.

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