Um seinen Traum vom Studium in Harvard zu verwirklichen, gibt sich ein verwöhnter Teenager als junger Schwarzer aus, um ein Vollstipendium zu erhalten.Um seinen Traum vom Studium in Harvard zu verwirklichen, gibt sich ein verwöhnter Teenager als junger Schwarzer aus, um ein Vollstipendium zu erhalten.Um seinen Traum vom Studium in Harvard zu verwirklichen, gibt sich ein verwöhnter Teenager als junger Schwarzer aus, um ein Vollstipendium zu erhalten.
- Bill Watson
- (as James B. Sikking)
- Mrs. Dorothy Watson
- (as Marie Cheatham)
- Barky Brewer
- (as Wally Ward)
- Ernie
- (as Dave Reynolds)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesC. Thomas Howell had to wear colored contacts when his skin was toned to look black. His eyes are normally a goldish color and really stood out once his skin was darkened.
- PatzerAfter Mark is arrested, he is beaten up by baseball players while in jail. This takes place shortly before Thanksgiving and baseball season of any kind would be over by then.
- Zitate
Professor Banks: You've learned something I can't teach them. You've learned what it feels like to be black.
Mark: No sir.
Professor Banks: Beg your pardon?
Mark: I don't really know what it feels like sir. If I didn't like it, I could always get out. It's not the same sir.
Professor Banks: You've learned a great deal more than I thought.
This is the only film besides "The Outsiders" that C. Thomas Howell played a dual role of himself and a black student impersona. Okay I can agree with some comments that movie began to over step it's bounderies with the way African American culture was dealt with, but at the smae time I felt that it was stabalized with the humour adding that extra touch rather than people taking it more "Politically correct" way.
James Earl Jones and Rae Dawn Chong both did fabulous jobs as there acting really help give their characters' some edge that made it somewhat convincing.
Overall a brilliant film. If you can try to avoid the fact that it might be cliched of dealing with racial differences in a light hearted manner. Remember this is a comedy and not something to take "SERIOUSLY".
Another quality film from the 80's to add to the hitlist.
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Box Office
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 27.820.000 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 4.422.179 $
- 26. Okt. 1986
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 27.820.000 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 44 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1