
The Ref(1994)
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.


“He was on his way to the Dean's List, but he wound up on the hit list.”
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

Marlon Brando
Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan

Matthew Broderick
Clark Kellogg

Bruno Kirby
Victor Ray

Penelope Ann Miller
Tina Sabatini

Frank Whaley
Steve Bushak

Jon Polito
Chuck Greenwald

Kenneth Welsh
Dwight Armstrong

Richard Gant
Lloyd Simpson
Jefferson Mappin
Hunter

Maximilian Schell
Larry London
The Freshman is a comedy, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of movie business, affection, spoof, dinner, godfather, importer. Directed by Andrew Bergman, it stars Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby. After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.
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