Main Cast: Lara Flynn Boyle, Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, Finn Carter, Charles Rocket
Release Year: 1989
Country: US
Run Time: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
This teen comedy from Savage Steve Holland stars Corey Parker as an underachieving high schooler who hatches a crazy plot with valedictorian Lara Flynn Boyle to gain acceptance into a prestigious university. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
Chris Rydell - Oliver; Tichina Arnold - Vera Cook; Bill Raymond - Father; Curtis Armstrong - College Recruiter (uncredited); Fran Bennett - Mrs. Cook; Lara Flynn Boyle - Jessica Kailo; Helen Lloyd Breed - Chancellor Holbrooke; Hope-Marie Carlton - Game Show Hostess; Nicolas Coster - Jellinek, Sr.; Duane Davis - Ronny Paulson; Nora Dunn - Bauer; Rebecca Ferratti - Game Show Hostess; Diane Franklin - Sharon Browne; Philip Baker Hall - Dean Patterson; Stella Hall - Woman with Lasso; Bill Henderson - High School Coach; Richard S. Horvitz - Young Enterpriser; Richard Jenkins - Bill Browne; O-Lan Jones - Sally; Tom Kenny - "B"; Queen Kong - Female Wrestler; Phill Lewis - Earnest Boy; James McIntire - Army Recruiter; Micole Mercurio - Betty Kailo; Taylor Negron - Mailman; Gary Owens - Sports Announcer; Adam Silbar - Jellinek, Jr.; Juliet Sorcey - Kiddie Korral Girl; Marlene Warfield - Librarian; Brian Doyle-Murray - Coach; Bob Eubanks - Himself; Phil Hartman - Buzanek; Bruce Wagner - "A"; Gregg Binkley - Egghead; Lisa Fuller - Game Show Hostess; Maya Lebenzon - Amy; Daniel William Carter - Egghead; Marisa de Simone - Egghead; Leon Fan - Asian Student; Ashleigh Harris - Kiddie Korral Girl; Dale E. House - Helicopter Pilot; Vernetta R. Jenkins - Cassandra; Susan Krebs - Mrs. Wyler; Davyd McCoy - McDonald's Employee; Edward Mehler - Astonished Boy; Emily Munson - Twin; Sara Munson - Twin; Annie Oringer - Kelly; Jim Painter - Lonestar State Recruiter; Willie Smith - Willie; Lawrence C. Spinak - Startled Boy; Tara Vessels - Waitress; Morris Wilkes, Jr. - Smart Aleck; Robert Ridgely - George Kailo; Aaron Michael Lacey - High School Senior
Credit
Richard Reynolds - Art Director, Elizabeth Cantillon - Co-producer, Michael Shamberg - Co-producer, Taryn de Chellis - Costume Designer, Savage Steve Holland - Director, Kaja Fehr - Editor, Sonya Sones - Editor, Sonya Sones Tramer - Editor, Joseph Vitarelli - Composer (Music Score), Ken Chase - Makeup, Ida Random - Production Designer, Robert Elswit - Cinematographer, Kathe Klopp - Set Designer, Louis R. Cooper - Special Effects, Petur Hliddal - Sound/Sound Designer, Savage Steve Holland - Screenwriter, Terrel Seltzer - Screenwriter
The story follows a girl named Jessica and her attempt to get into Ramsey College, a fictional college in Pennsylvania, and Marlon, a boy who tries to get into Ramsey to pursue Jessica, whom he is in love with. The film starred Anthony Edwards as an admissions counselor at Ramsey, Corey Parker as Marlon, and Lara Flynn Boyle as Jessica.
