Harvard Man is a 2001 crime comedy-drama thriller film written and directed by James Toback, and starring Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams, Eric Stoltz, and Rebecca Gayheart. The story concerns Harvard student Alan Jensen, the point guard of the Harvard basketball team. When his parents' house is destroyed by a tornado, Alan is desperate for $100,000 to replace their home. He is approached by his girlfriend Cindy Bandolino, whose father is an organized crime boss. Cindy convinces Alan to throw the game for the money. She tells Alan that her father is behind the deal,... but actually she goes to her father's associate, Teddy Carter, and Carter's assistant, Kelly Morgan for funding. What she does not know is that Carter and Morgan are undercover FBI agents. Alan throws the game, gives his parents the money, and then undergoes a psychedelic experience after he ingests a big dose of LSD, 15,000 micrograms. There follows a long stretch of the film during which morphing special effects demonstrate Alan's altered state as he is pursued by Carter, while Cindy is collared by Morgan.
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| Release date: | April 12, 2002 |
| Directed by: | James Toback |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 99 Minutes |
| Producer: | Daniel Bigel, Michael Mailer, Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Edward R. Pressman |
| Editor: | Suzy Elmiger |
| Music by: | Ryan Shore |
| Cinematography: | David M. Ferrara |
| Screenplay by: | James Toback |
| Genre: | Thriller |