Higher Learning

Higher Learning

127 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Jan. 11, 1995

Malik is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.

Higher Learning

127 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Jan. 11, 1995

Higher Learning
Malik is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Columbia Pictures, New Deal Productions
Original title Higher Learning
Directors John Singleton
Writers John Singleton

Cast

Omar Epps

as Malik Williams

Kristy Swanson

as Kristen Connor

Ice Cube

as Fudge

Jason Wiles

as Wayne

Tyra Banks

as Deja

Cole Hauser

as Scott Moss

Laurence Fishburne

as Professor Maurice Phipps

Regina King

as Monet

Busta Rhymes

as Dreads

Vitamin C

as Festival Singer

Kari Wuhrer

as Claudia

Tony Donno

as Gay Victim

Adam Goldberg

as David Isaacs

Jay R. Ferguson

as Billy

Morris Chestnut

as Track Anchor