Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
The man behind the scandal.
2021 | 100m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Chris Smith |
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| Writer: | Jon Karmen |
| Staring: |
| An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 2021 |
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| Director: | Chris Smith |
| Writer: | Jon Karmen |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Documentary |
| Keywords | money laundering, scandal, reenactment, college admission, academic cheating |
| Production Companies | Library Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matthew Modine | Rick Singer |
| Roger Rignack | John B. Wilson |
| Jillian Peterson | Lead FBI Agent |
| Courtney Rackley | Jane Buckingham |
| Wallace Langham | Gordon Caplan |
| Josh Stamberg | Bill McGlashan |
| Jeff Rector | Devin Sloane |
| William-Christopher Stephens | Rudy Meredith |
| Cullen Arbaugh | Young Rick |
| Leroy Edwards III | Athletic Director |
| David Starzyk | Bruce Isackson |
| Kristen O'Meara | Michelle Janavs |
| Angela Nicholas | Donna Heinel |
| Jeremy Sless | Guidance Counselor |
| John Coluccio | Olivia's Dad |
| Graham Outerbridge | Mark Riddell |
| Sarah Chaney | Lead IRS Agent |
| George Tovar | Manuel Henriquez |
| Cristina Frias | Lobby Parent |
| Ken Weiler | Stephen Semprevivo |
| Angela Sprinkle | Backyard Parent |
| Gregory Gast | Escalator Parent |
| Gus Lynch | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jon Karmen | Writer, Editor |
| Britton Foster | Director of Photography |
| Leopold Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Chris Smith | Director |
| Nick Chuba | Original Music Composer |
| Atticus Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael R. Williams | Co-Producer |
| Youree Henley | Producer |
| Jon Karmen | Producer |
| Laura Klein | Associate Producer |
| Alicia Van Couvering | Co-Producer |
| Chris Smith | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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If you've read the news articles about this story, there's not much that this film will reveal to you. Mostly an inoffensive dramatization of what's already been reported. One thing I did take issue with is the way that the piece basically promoted tracking down and searching for the defendants -- i ... t felt like for every single parent, they had a shot of someone typing in their name into Google and looking at some images. Kinda weird.
I guess this is a good character study of some variation of a psychopath, who lies, cheats, throw people under the bus — whatever it takes to advance their own interests. And the movie provides a peek into how the wealthy care about having the best of everything and knowing they can throw money at a ... ny problem to solve them. Of course, none of these people are presented in a way to make you root for them in any way, so in the end though I thought it was marginally interesting, I thought it was way too long.