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Roommates

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In the fall of 1952, conservative freshman Orson Ziegler (Lance Guest) begins his first year at Northwestern University. A class valedictorian who plans to earn a medical degree and take over his father's practice in small-town South Dakota, Orson is appalled by his assigned roommate, Henry "Hub" Palamountain (Barry Miller), a liberal anti-war devotee of meditation. As the school year wears on, the two young men grow to hate each other and struggle to avoid physical confrontation.
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Nell Cox

Director

Lance Guest

Orson Ziegler

Barry Miller

Henry 'Hub' Palamountain

Melissa Ford

Emily

Elaine Wilkes

Barbara

Morton Neal Miller

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Synopsis In the fall of 1952, conservative freshman Orson Ziegler (Lance Guest) begins his first year at Northwestern University. A class valedictorian who plans to earn a medical degree and take over his father's practice in small-town South Dakota, Orson is appalled by his assigned roommate, Henry "Hub" Palamountain (Barry Miller), a liberal anti-war devotee of meditation. As the school year wears on, the two young men grow to hate each other and struggle to avoid physical confrontation.
Director
Nell Cox
Producer
Morton Neal Miller
Production Co
Rubicon Film Productions Ltd.
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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