SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR as CINDY BANDOLINI
in HARVARD MAN
Director: James Toback
Producers: Daniel Bigel, Michael Mailer
Screenplay: James Toback
Co-starring: Adam Grenier, Joey Lauren Adams
US Release Date: 1 August 2001
Length: 99 minutes
Genre: good question
Interesting Character Scale
(Helen Shivers=0 Buffy Summers=10}: five
Best scene for Gellar: WHERE'S MY MONEY?
A semi-autobiographical account of director James Torback's experiences at Harvard in the 60's. Cindy is the daughter of a mob boss. Her main boyfriend is a star basketball player at Harvard. Figure out the plot from there. I'm not sure if this film is supposed to be funny or serious. John Neville (Dr. Reese) was Sir Isaac Newton in STTNG (Descent Pt.1). Eric Stoltz (Teddy Carter) was Alan Tofsky on MAD ABOUT YOU. Stoltz also replaced Matthew Broderick in the 1986 production of "The Widow Claire" in which Gellar played Molly.
The film played in 4 theaters in the US before being released on DVD. It grossed $56,653.
Now Senator from Minnesota Al Franken and his daughter, Thomasin Franken, portray themselves in this film. They both attended Harvard.
Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to play Alan Jensen, but was all tied up with filming GANGS OF NEW YORK. Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down the role of Jenny in that film, a role that went to Cameron Diaz.
Basketball season seems very warm.