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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Language, Adult Humor, Drug Content Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 02/18/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 22 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 55 Genres: Comedy, Slapstick, Comedy of Errors, Crime Comedy

Two buddies find themselves doing some very wrong things for perfectly right reasons in this broad comedy. John (Jason Lee) is a nice guy who is responsible and hardworking; his best friend Duff (Tom Green), however, is his polar opposite, a layabout who is constantly getting in some sort of trouble. John is very much in love with his longtime girlfriend Elaine (Leslie Mann), and wants to marry her, but true to form, he has pledged not to make the walk down the aisle until he has saved up to 30,000 dollars so they'll be able to afford a down payment on the house they've always wanted. After years of saving, John has finally put 30 grand in the bank, and has set the date with Elaine. However, as John's big day approaches, he gets word from his sister Patty (Megan Mullally) that her daughter Noreen (Tammy Blanchard) has been accepted into Harvard University -- and years ago, John promised her if she got into the prestigious college, he'd pay the tuition. Making good on John's pledge to his niece would leave him with a mere 121 dollars in the bank, but he doesn't have the heart to say no to Noreen, or tell Elaine of his dilemma. John does tell Duff about his problem, who comes up with a typically hare-brained solution -- turning to a life of crime for the next two weeks in order to steal another 30,000 dollars. Stealing Harvard costars Dennis Farina and Chris Penn; Bruce McCulloch, a member of the comedy series The Kids in the Hall, served as director. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Dennis Farina - Mr. Warner
Richard Jenkins - Mr. Cook
John C. McGinley - Det. Charles
Megan Mullally - Patty
Chris Penn - David
Jason Lee - John
Leslie Mann - Elaine
Tom Green - Duff

Bruce McCulloch directs Jason Lee and Tom Green in the comedy Stealing Harvard, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include deleted scenes, filmographies, and the theatrical trailer. This is a fine release from Columbia/TriStar that boasts excellent sound and picture quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide