Product Description

Armed with a copy of a harvard student's thesis, a homeless man makes the desperate student an offer: in exchange for food and a place to stay during the harsh winter, he will return the thesis one page at a time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7903 in DVD
• Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 1999-05-18
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 101 minutes

Amazon.com
Joe Pesci gives his most likable performance to date, elevating this predictable comedy-drama. A stuck-up Harvard senior (Brendan Fraser) believes his life is ruined when an educated bum (Pesci) finds his thesis. The bum wants to trade each page for a favor during a harsh New England winter. Of course, the student learns more from his new friend than from the halls of Harvard. Some silly, melodramatic parts including an unbelievable classroom lecture make this comedy tiring at times. But the cast and dialogue ring truer than the tired plot. A solid first feature from Alek Keshishian (Truth or Dare), who graduated with honors from Harvard. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews

All around feel good movie!
I have had this movie since it was released and just recently upgraded to a DVD version. It has a wonderful plot and great characters. This was before (sorta) Brendan Fraser got that horrible type cast as George of the Jungle and the like, and proves that he is a talented actor as well. Moira Kelly is also fantastic as the sexy coed obsessed with sex (I recommend The Cutting Edge for Moira fans). Definetly an A+ script with A+ actors. Funny, witty, sentimental and a feel good movie.

You will leave this movie without a feeling of time wasted.
I watched this movie and, for the first time, something magical happened; I admired a homeless man. I think if any movie has the power to turn people's concept of what's trashy into something admirable or great, you have to watch it. This movie also gives that 80's impression, like such movies as "Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink". But you can tell that it isn't quite like that decade, since there are not all these punk rock losers without talent that somehow become fashion statements and successful rock stars. This movie fits in with "Reality Bites", for example, because the movie people are beginning to integrate more class and knowledge into their movie. But once again, "With Honors" is a very good movie for the person that once to remember the 80's or early 90's. This movie has a tendency to leave you feeling good, so you can watch it over and over again. Not too intense. Very kick back. Last thing, the soundtrack has an interesting mix from jazz to rock to soft.

Food for the soul...
The human spirit is such a vast yet complex thing that help us understand BReath taking films such as this one! Films like "with honors" come a dime a dozen. Films that show the reality of everyday life and the humanity and everlasting love of a friendship... old or new! It makes you weep of sadness and cry happy tears. Cause we've all experience it. We've all had or known a father who left his son/daughter and we've always hated that figure. Yet we've never known it from their perspective which can be very harsh... This film is eye opening and witty! The plot is ingenius yet heartwarming. With a great cast and great production this film shows the ways of the spirit in many ways. It truly deserves 5 stars. Buy it feed your soul

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