Harvard Man
Harvard Man is a 2001 American crime comedy-drama thriller film written and directed by James Toback, and starring Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams, Rebecca Gayheart, Ray Allen, and Eric Stoltz.
Plot
The story concerns Harvard student Alan Jensen, the point guard of the Harvard basketball team. When his parents' house is destroyed by a tornado, Alan is desperate for $100,000 to replace their home. He is approached by his girlfriend Cindy Bandolini, whose father is an organized crime boss. Cindy convinces Alan to throw a game for the money. She tells Alan that her father is behind the deal, but actually she goes to her father's associate, Teddy Carter, and Carter's assistant, Kelly Morgan for funding. What she does not know is that Carter and Morgan are undercover FBI agents.
More details
| author | James Toback |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | James Toback |
| editor | Suzy Elmiger |
| genre | comedy-drama crime thriller |
| keywords | bad trip basketball team crime boss doctor who fbi agent game hallucinogen persisting perception disorder hallucinogenic drug harvard harvard university little boy lsd ménage à trois morph organized crime photographic evidence point guard psychedelic experience sexual threesome special effects taking a picture tornado |
| musicBy | Ryan Shore |
| producer | Daniel Bigel Michael Mailer |
| publisher | Lionsgate Films |
| recordedAt | Toronto |
| theme | comedy thriller independent |