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Higher Learning
Higher Learning is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by John Singleton and starring an ensemble cast. The film follows the changing lives of three incoming freshmen at the fictional Columbus University: Malik Williams (Omar Epps), a black track star who struggles with academics; Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson), a shy and naive girl; and Remy (Michael Rapaport), a lonely and confused man seemingly out of place in his new environment.
Plot
At fictional Columbus University, we are introduced to three incoming freshmen - two white, one black. They are, respectively: Kristen Connor, Remy, and Malik Williams, a high-school track-star who is attending CU on an athletic scholarship.
Cast
- Adam Goldberg
- Andrew Bryniarski
- Bridgette Wilson
- Busta Rhymes
- Cole Hauser
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Ice Cube
- J. Trevor Edmond
- Jason Wiles
- Jay R. Ferguson
- Jennifer Connelly
- Kari Wührer
- Kristy Swanson
- Laurence Fishburne
- Michael Rapaport
- Morris Chestnut
- Omar Epps
- Randall Batinkoff
- Regina King
- Timothy Griffin
- Trevor St. John
- Tyra Banks
More details
| author | John Singleton |
|---|---|
| director | John Singleton |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | afrocentric afrocentrism athletic scholarship belong christopher columbus cry dorm dormitory end frat party hillbilly hip hop music how to isolated lesbian neo-nazi neo-nazism nothing political science racial slur rap music science class skinhead sleep sniper rifle spell video game walk west west indies white people white race white supremacist white supremacists white supremacy |
| musicBy | Stanley Clarke |
| producer | John Singleton Paul Hall |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | gang lgbt-related race and ethnicity rape romantic drama |