The Freshman (1990)

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He was on his way to the Dean's List, but he wound up on the hit list.

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

• Released: 1990-07-20
• Genres: Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 320 votes

Directed by Andrew Bergman.

Top cast

• Marlon Brando as Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan
• Matthew Broderick as Clark Kellogg
• Bruno Kirby as Victor Ray
• Penelope Ann Miller as Tina Sabatini
• Frank Whaley as Steve Bushak
• Jon Polito as Chuck Greenwald
• Kenneth Welsh as Dwight Armstrong
• Richard Gant as Lloyd Simpson
• Jefferson Mappin as Hunter
• Maximilian Schell as Larry London

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Freshman

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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