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Stealing Harvard (2002)

Stealing Harvard poster
Directed by
Bruce McCulloch
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 148 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to find money for his niece's college tuition. He decides to commit a crime to get the cash.

slapstickfreneticzanylightheartedchaoticgoofyfast-paced

What happens

Stealing Harvard is a 2002 American slapstick action comedy film directed by Bruce McCulloch and written by Martin Hynes and Peter Tolan, about a man who resorts to crime to pay for his niece's Harvard tuition. The film stars Jason Lee and Tom Green with Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John C. McGinley, Tammy Blanchard, and Megan Mullally; director McCulloch appears in a minor role. It was produced by Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios and Imagine Entertainment and released on September 13, 2002, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Film critic reviews were generally negative, and the film was a box office bomb by grossing $14.3 million against a $25 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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