"Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life."
Joe Pesci
as Simon Wilder
Brendan Fraser
as Montgomery 'Monty' Kessler
Moira Kelly
as Courtney Blumenthal
Patrick Dempsey
as Everett Calloway
Josh Hamilton
as Jeffrey Hawks
Gore Vidal
as Prof. Pitkannan
Deborah Lake Fortson
as Homeless Woman
Marshall Hambro
as Chuck, Security Guard
Melinda Chilton
as Helga
Harve Kolzow
as Harvard Cop
James Deuter
as Judge
Caroline Gibson
as Donation Student
M. Lynda Robinson
as Newspaper Purchaser #1
Richard Auguste
as Newspaper Purchaser #2
Patricia B. Butcher
as Librarian
Mary Seibel
as Social Security Clerk
Mara Brock Akil
as Ms. Moore
Clebert Ford
as Homeless Man
William Ashby King
as Church Custodian
Frank J. Tieri
as Homeless Man #2
Rick LeFevour
as Mailman
Sunshine H. Hernandez
as Marilyn Monroe
Monica Rochman
as Sophomore
Claudia Haro
as Marty
Daniel Blinkoff
as Frank Wilder
Shanésia Davis
as Doctor Kay
William Mastrosimone
Screenplay
Alek Keshishian
Director
Stephen P. Dunn
First Assistant Director
Richmond L. Aguilar
Chief Lighting Technician
Curt Frisk
Production Sound Mixer
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Jere Huggins
Additional Editing
Gene Kearney
Key Grip
G. Mac Brown
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Dennis De La Mata
Danny Bramson
Music Supervisor
Madonna
Theme Song Performance
John Hudecek
Kathy Kiatta
Set Costumer
Jeff Butcher
Property Master
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Dean G. Manly
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin Jewison
Camera Operator
Lucas Bielan
Second Assistant Camera
Joe Earle
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Sobin
Terry Baughman
Construction Coordinator
Debbi Bossi
Post Production Coordinator
Adam Jenkins
George DiLeonardi
Transportation Coordinator
David Fudge
Second Assistant Director
James Sarzotti
Makeup Artist
Diana Burton
Assistant Property Master
Roger G. Fortune
Assistant Art Director
Joe Dorn
Supervising ADR Editor
Bruce Tanis
Andrew D. Cooke
Location Manager
Robert Swander
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Daniel B. Clancy
Leadman
Ron Scott
Hairstylist
Danny Garde
Music Editor
Anastas N. Michos
Steadicam Operator
Blair Scheller
Boom Operator
Mary Andrews
ADR Editor
Michael Dressel
Foley Editor
Fernando M. Briones
Dolly Grip
Lauren Gabor
Ralph Osborn
Dialogue Editor
John D. Milinac
Special Effects Coordinator
Jack W. Haddox
Production Accountant
Jeffrey A. Williams
Chris Jenkins
Matthew Sawelson
Howell Gibbens
Abe Milrad
Scott Hecker
Supervising Sound Editor
Alex Gibson
Peter Iovino
Still Photographer
Alysha Wishingrad
Casting Associate
Suzan Wexler
Set Designer
Park B. Taylor
Best Boy Grip
Demetra Diamantopoulos
Assistant Location Manager
Carolyn Schraut-Barczak
John H. Samson
Thomas R. Bryant
Associate Editor
James Hogan
Transportation Captain
Spooky Stevens
Unit Publicist
Jerry Jordan
Scoring Mixer
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Gary Lewis
Robin Harlan
Stunt Coordinator
Allen Hartz
Nessa Hyams
Casting
Barbara Ling
Production Design
Michael R. Miller
Editor
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Patrick Leonard
Original Music Composer
Marion Dougherty
William Arnold
Art Direction
Cricket Rowland
Set Decoration
Diana Pokorny
Unit Production Manager
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Design
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Donald Carlson
First Assistant Camera
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
Peter Guber
Amy Robinson