TheFreshman

In 1990, there was a really funny movie that came out that involved transporting a Komodo dragon, Marlon Brando re-creating a Mafia-like big man in the style of Don Vito Corleone, high stakes gourmet dining, ice-skating, film school and romance. It was called The Freshman, and USA Network is turning it into a new series. If you've never seen it, do yourself a favor and rent it.

Andrew Bergman wrote and directed that 1990 film, and he was lucky enough to get Marlon Brando to play Carmine Sabatini. Even though Brando blasted the film before its release -- said it would be a turkey -- he eventually came to appreciate the experience.

It's a fact of education that some students take longer to graduate than others. But 20 years?

Yes, according to The Hollywood Reporter, USA Network is planning a television series based on the 1990 film 'The Freshman.' The movie, which starred Matthew Broderick as a college student who unwittingly becomes the aide-de-camp to a mafia boss played by Marlon Brando, was a modest hit back in the days when Vanilla Ice was the hottest thing around, grossing $21 million.