Admissions (2004)

Admissions (2004)

2004-10-16 84 Min. PG-13
6.3 3 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Lauren Ambrose is Evie Brighton
Evie Brighton
Amy Madigan is Martha Brighton
Martha Brighton
Christopher Lloyd is Steward Worthy
Steward Worthy
Fran Kranz is James Parks
James Parks
Taylor Roberts is Emily Brighton
Emily Brighton
Vernee Watson-Johnson is Stanford Interviewer
Stanford Interviewer
Benjamin Pratt is Dartmouth Interviewer
Dartmouth Interviewer
Scott Adsit is Harvard Interviewer
Harvard Interviewer
John Savage is Harry Brighton
Harry Brighton