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Big Man on Campus is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jeremy Kagan released in USA on 12 december 1989 with Corey Parker
Big Man on Campus (1989)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 december 1989
Length 1h45
Directed by Jeremy Kagan
OriginUSA
Themes Films about children
Rating60%
Big Man on Campus (also known as The Hunchback of UCLA and The Hunchback Hairball of L.A. in the United Kingdom) is a 1989 comedy film directed by Jeremy Kagan. It was written by and stars Allan Katz. It co-stars Corey Parker.
Synopsis
The film opens with a news broadcast on the apparent sighting of a "mysterious creature" on the UCLA campus. Among those interviewed are underachieving student Alex Kominski (Corey Parker) and his girlfriend Cathy Adams (Melora Hardin). Although neither claim to believe in the creature's existence, a hunchbacked figure (Allan Katz) is shown looking down from the bell tower, spying on Cathy through a telescope.Actors
Corey Parker
(Alex)
Cindy Williams
(Diane Girard)
Melora Hardin
(Cathy)
Gerrit Graham
(Stanley Hoyle)
Tom Skerritt
(Dr. Webster)
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