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How I Got Into College

1989 · 86 min

A light, goofy teen romp where underdog charm and silly gags make the college-admissions scramble feel like harmless fun.

Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
A horror story so intense, so barbaric, so frightening it will have you running for your local army recruiter.
Overview
High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • love
  • ambition
  • class
  • family
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Savage Steve Holland
Written by
Terrel Seltzer
Starring
Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Finn Carter, Charles Rocket, Christopher Rydell, Gary Owens, Brian Doyle-Murray
Music
Joseph Vitarelli
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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