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www.washingtonpost.com - : In writing ''The Freshman,'' Andrew Bergman must have felt that he'd come up with the genius stroke of his life. He'd write an urban comedy in which a Mafia leader bearing an uncanny resemblance to Marlon Brando's Don Corleone in ''The Godfather'' is at the center of a farcical conspiracy -- and somehow get Brando to play the part. Think of it: Brando playing a character based on a character he originated, doing the Don again, the padded cheeks, the cracked voice, the whole bit. It's so outrageously eccentric, so way out there, that he just might buy it. Wouldn't that be wild? Wouldn't that be great? more...
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