Stealing Harvard (2002)
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
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I see here the seeds to 'My Name is Earl'. I've watched whatever Jason Lee flicks I can find. 'John' in this flick is closest to the Earl character in the TV series. IMHO, f you like 'Earl' you'll enjoy this.Erstwhile John makes an innocent promise to his niece to comfort her from early elimination from an 8th grade spelling bee. Ten years later, that promise comes back to bite him. He is the father figure for this niece, who in spite of her 'white trailer trash' mother and upbringing, has managed to get herself accepted at Harvard.He also made a commitment to his fiancé. Therein lies the conflict.There's some good shtick in this flick. The shaved-headed cop plays it over the top, to good effect. The dog, the organs man, the judge, all made me laugh, or at least chuckle...maybe a groan or two.
Normally I wouldn't have bothered, but I read some of the reviews here that said not to worry, it was mindless, but very funny, even hilarious. So I watched it.I didn't laugh once.I will admit that Tom Green is not my cup of tea. Even though he and I are fellow native Ontarioans. That kind of gutter slapstick I just don't find funny at all. Like fart jokes. But the whole movie was like that; certainly not the worst I've seen, not as bad as Freddy Got Fingered, anyway. But no, not funny.So, I tried to like it, but sadly, I got nothing out of it. Just be warned if you're considering watching this and you haven't seen it before. Unless you really like Tom Green, you will waste your time.
Stealing Harvard is such a feel good movie. I can't believe that this film hasn't got the recognition it deserves.First off, I would like to comment on the amazing acting. Tom Green as "Duff" is absolutely fabulous. He completely sucks you in to the movie, and delivers a hilarious performance. For a normal man to play such a role shows how great of an acting performance that was.While Jason Lee also did a great job as John Plummer, I have to give the real prize to John C. McGinley as Detective Charles. One minute he is calm like John Plummer, and the next minute he is crazy like Duff! He was incredible to watch, and delivered an astronomical performance, which is sadly very overlooked.Overall, Stealing Harvard was just an amazing film. I love it, and watch it very often. Anyone who doesn't like this movie obviously couldn't recognize how great it really was.
One of the best teen flick's i've ever seen since "Road Trip". i recommend that you download/purchase/rent this movie as soon as you get the chance. John(Jason lee) has a girlfriend which he admires, but can't get enough of his good friend Kyle/Steve/Stan(Tom Green). John's niese want's to go to College, Harvard, but can't seem to raise enough money to go there. So John and Steve takes it up with the world. They try armed robbery, breaking into a Hospital and even posing as a wife to one of their towns biggest names. It's one big blur, but i'm sure that you'll have the time of your life watching this film!-Elias Bennis.(15yrs)