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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2002 · 92 min

A raunchy, silly campus comedy that coasts on crude gags and a smug lead, easy to watch but instantly forgettable.

Directed by
Walt Becker
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Don't graduate. Celebrate.
Overview
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.

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Directed by
Walt Becker
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • rebellion
  • identity
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection

  1. National Lampoon's Van WilderMovie · 2002 This title
  2. Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajMovie · 2006
  3. Van Wilder: Freshman YearMovie · 2009

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Walt Becker
Written by
Brent Goldberg, David Wagner
Starring
Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Teck Holmes, Daniel Cosgrove, Deon Richmond, Alex Burns
Cinematography
James Bagdonas
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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