C. Thomas Howell...where have u gone? In this brilliant dramedy Howell plays Mark Watson...an overachieving law student who overdoses on tanning pills in order to earn a scholarship into Harvard...as, get this, a negro! thats right, jheri curl and all watson plays it so well he even fools his best friend and sends him falling off the end of the pier in a hilarious jogging scene. this movie shows that its truly wise to never give up but rather to get down. there is even talk of hypodermic needles and watermelon...the film has it all...id say this is the best movie about a white guy who pretends to be black to get into law school EVER made!