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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)

Movie"Don't Graduate. Celebrate."
Audience Score
60
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R 1 hr 32 minMar 29th, 2002Romance, ComedyNational Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection PosterPart of National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection
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.
StarringRyan ReynoldsTara ReidTim Matheson
DirectorWalt Becker

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 29th, 2002 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 20th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$39,241,323 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Philip von Alvensleben, Kirk D'Amico, Lucas Foster
Production Companies:Tapestry Films, Myriad Pictures, Artisan Entertainment
Movie Tags:
collegesex comedyslackercrude humorflirtingfundraisingdebaucherygross outlocker roomfrat party

National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection

Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is an outgoing, friendly, and extremely popular student who has been at Coolidge College for seven years. For the past six years, he has made no effort to graduate, instead spending his time organizing parties and fundraisers, doing charity work, helping other students, and posing for figure drawing classes. But after seven years, with no return on his investment, Van's father (Tim Matheson) decides it is time to cut his losses and stops paying Van's tuition.