# Foreign Student

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{{short description|1994 film}}
{{about|the film|students who study outside their own country|international student|the novel by Susan Choi|The Foreign Student}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Foreign Student
| image          = Foreign Student poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Eva Sereny 
| producer       = Mark Lombardo 
| writer         = [Menno Meyjes](/source/Menno_Meyjes)
| starring       = [Robin Givens](/source/Robin_Givens)<br>[Marco Hofschneider](/source/Marco_Hofschneider)<br>Rick Johnson<br>[Charlotte Ross](/source/Charlotte_Ross)<br>[Edward Herrmann](/source/Edward_Herrmann)<br>[Jack Coleman](/source/Jack_Coleman_(actor))
| music          = [Jean-Claude Petit](/source/Jean-Claude_Petit)
| cinematography = [Franco Di Giacomo](/source/Franco_Di_Giacomo)
| editing        = Peter Hollywood 
| studio         = Carthago Films S.a.r.l.<br>FeatherstoneHolland Coordinator and Service Company<br>Libra Productions <br>Silvio Berlusconi Communications
| distributor    = [Gramercy Pictures](/source/Gramercy_Pictures)
| released       = {{Film date|1994|7|29}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Foreign Student''''' is a 1994 American [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by Eva Sereny and written by [Menno Meyjes](/source/Menno_Meyjes). The film stars [Robin Givens](/source/Robin_Givens), [Marco Hofschneider](/source/Marco_Hofschneider), Rick Johnson, [Charlotte Ross](/source/Charlotte_Ross), [Edward Herrmann](/source/Edward_Herrmann) and [Jack Coleman](/source/Jack_Coleman_(actor)). The film was released on July 29, 1994, by [Gramercy Pictures](/source/Gramercy_Pictures).<ref>{{cite web|last=James |first=Caryn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E05E4D81739F93AA15754C0A962958260 |title=Movie Review - Foreign Student - FILM REVIEW;Cultural Clashes in the 50s |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=1994-07-29 |access-date=2015-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/foreignstudentrrose_a09df9.htm |title='Foreign Student' |work=Washingtonpost.com |date=1994-07-29 |access-date=2015-07-16}}</ref>

== Plot ==
When young French student Philippe Leclerc (Marco Hofschneider) gets awarded a fellowship to study abroad in the United States, he is thrilled to experience American culture firsthand. Enrolling at a well-regarded university in Virginia, Philippe initially has a difficult time adjusting to his foreign environment. While Philippe gains the attention of an attractive classmate, Sue Ann (Charlotte Ross), he is more intrigued by a beautiful young black woman, April (Robin Givens).

== Cast ==
{{castlist|
*[Robin Givens](/source/Robin_Givens) as April
*[Marco Hofschneider](/source/Marco_Hofschneider) as Philippe Leclerc
*Rick Johnson as Cal Cate
*[Charlotte Ross](/source/Charlotte_Ross) as Elizabeth 'Sue Ann' Baldridge
*[Edward Herrmann](/source/Edward_Herrmann) as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
*[Jack Coleman](/source/Jack_Coleman_(actor)) as Rex Jennings
*[Charles S. Dutton](/source/Charles_S._Dutton) as Howlin' Wolf 
*[Hinton Battle](/source/Hinton_Battle) as Sonny Boy Williamson
*[Anthony Herrera](/source/Anthony_Herrera) as Coach Mallard
*Bob Child as Counselor
*David Long as Mr. Baldridge
*Ruth Williamson as Mrs. Baldridge
*[Michael Reilly Burke](/source/Michael_Reilly_Burke) as Harrison
*[Michael Goodwin](/source/Michael_Goodwin_(actor)) as Assistant Coach
*Jon Hendricks as April's Father
*Andy Park as Sheriff McLain
*Brendan Medlin as Hans 
*Kevin A. Parrott as Buster Dubonnet
*Cliff McMullen as Preacher
*Jane Beard as Doris Jennings
*Sutton Knight as Editor
*John Habberton as William Faulkner
*Jonathan Sale as Herbie Clemson
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0109828|Foreign Student}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|foreign_student}}

Category:1994 films
Category:1994 English-language films
Category:Gramercy Pictures films
Category:1994 drama films
Category:International education industry
Category:African-American drama films
Category:Films about interracial romance
Category:1994 American films
Category:Films with screenplays by Menno Meyjes
Category:Films set in Virginia
Category:Films scored by Jean-Claude Petit
Category:English-language romantic drama films

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