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"If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder."
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.
26 Cast Members
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
Melinda Chilton
Helga
Harve Kolzow
Harvard Cop
James Deuter
Judge
Caroline Gibson
Donation Student
M. Lynda Robinson
Newspaper Purchaser #1
Richard Auguste
Newspaper Purchaser #2
Patricia B. Butcher
Librarian
Mary Seibel
Social Security Clerk
Mara Brock Akil
Ms. Moore
Clebert Ford
Homeless Man
William Ashby King
Church Custodian
Frank J. Tieri
Homeless Man #2
