A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.
Credits
Admissions Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Vernee Watson-Johnson
She was 50, now 70 years old
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as Stanford Interviewer |
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Fran Kranz
He was 23, now 43 years old
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as James Parks |
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Lauren Ambrose
She was 26, now 46 years old
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as Evie Brighton |
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Christopher Lloyd
He was 65, now 86 years old
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as Steward Worthy |
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Amy Madigan
She was 54, now 74 years old
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as Martha Brighton |
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John Savage
He was 55, now 75 years old
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as Harry Brighton |
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Scott Adsit
He was 38, now 58 years old
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as Harvard Interviewer |
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Benjamin Pratt
He was 344, 61 years old when he died
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as Dartmouth Interviewer |
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Taylor Roberts
She was 24, now 44 years old
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as Emily Brighton |
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Taylor Roberts
She was 24, now 44 years old
|
as Emily Brighton |
Admissions Crew
