Admissions

Admissions (2004)

Drama

A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.

Director: Melissa Painter
Writer: Dawn O'Leary

Casts

	Lauren Ambrose as Evie Brighton
	Amy Madigan as Martha Brighton
	Christopher Lloyd as Steward Worthy
	Fran Kranz as James Parks
	Taylor Roberts as Emily Brighton
	John Savage as Harry Brighton
	Vernee Watson as Stanford Interviewer
	Scott Adsit as Harvard Interviewer
	Benjamin Pratt as Dartmouth Interviewer
	Paul Ryan as Man
	Aleksa Palladino as Amherst Interviewer
	Joyce Schweickert as Saleslady
	Storm Large as TV Host
	Jennifer Schweickert as Librarian

Crew