I have loved this movie since the first time I ever watched it. I can’t remember what year it was when I came across it, but I am happy that I did! This movie has become a Thanksgiving tradition for me every year.
Brendan Fraser and Joe Pesci are phenomenal in this movie alongside Moira Kelly, Patrick Dempsey, and Josh Hamilton. You can sum the movie up as an old typical heartwarming feel-good story – a determined Harvard student meets a homeless man that changes his and his friends’ lives for the better.
The movie came out in 1994 when I was four. I still find myself in love with the outdated decor; it makes me feel at home, which is nothing new, given I have a natural love for the early 1900s. I have old stock certificates and newspaper clippings from that time period.
Even outdated, this movie feels like my present day.
As I return to college, I find myself putting this movie on and reading the last of “One Up On Wall Street” by legendary investor Peter Lynch.
I’ll probably end up having this playing in the background on the days when I study at home. The DVD is scratched up from watching it so much. I will add buying an extra copy to my list. Right now it is free on Roku in the U.S but not sure for how long.
Just like the main character Monty, I am a broke college student trying to achieve ambitious goals. Him – he wants to graduate with honors. Me – I want to build an investment fund over the next decade.
We both are determined and are putting in the compounded efforts.
I don’t want to spoil the movie, but even at the end, I still relate to the character, from beginning to finish, because we both learned what is important earlier in our adult lives rather than later.
The only difference is that my campus library isn’t quite as nice as the library in the movie, but still, I am ready for the upcoming quarter to start so I can get comfortable with the routine that will be my life for the next several years.
Meanwhile, I will be enjoying this movie and finishing up on important reads before school takes over, and I find myself searching for personal time to read other works written by established investors.
The Broke College Student 
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