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Written and directed by James L. Toback '66 and loosely based upon his own experiences at Harvard College, the film involves the undoing of a star Harvard basketball player, played by the luscious Brazilian Adrian Grenier. According to Toback, Grenier will be the "the new pin-up man for both the gay and straight population. He's incredibly talented and just stunning...
...Toback, besides writing the screenplay for Harvard Man, also modeled some of the film after his own experiences at the College. As an editor of the Harvard Advocate and resident of Leverett House, Toback eventually started doing drugs every day before he "flipped out on acid...
According to Toback, "It's much better that I have been through that than not. The perspective can give me a big edge and is responsible for all of my success in life...
Much of the film focuses on "complex philosophical themes," "identity, loss of self and madness"--issues that Toback said he is greatly attached to. "The film," he continued, "is visually quite shocking...
...writer and director, Toback, previously created the provocative films Two Guys and a Girl and Black and White. The production of Harvard Man has been in the works since 1995, as Toback works independently on a small budget...