Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

"The legend is growing."

2006 1h 37m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 442

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Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

“The legend is growing.”

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Cast

Kal Penn
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Daniel Percival
Pip
Lauren Cohan
Charlotte
Glen Barry
Seamus
Anthony Cozens
Gethin
Steven Rathman
Simon
Jonathan Cecil
Provost Cunningham
Holly Davidson
Sadie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mort Nathan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mort Nathan, shot by Hubert Taczanowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Axness shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kal Penn and Daniel Percival and Lauren Cohan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The legend is growing.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0480271 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mort Nathan directs. Hubert Taczanowski behind the camera. Robert Folk scores. John Axness cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mort Nathan, shot by Hubert Taczanowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Axness shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kal Penn and Daniel Percival and Lauren Cohan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The legend is growing.".
8IMDB entry: tt0480271 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hubert Taczanowski
Original score: Robert Folk
Editing: John Axness
Production design: Chris Roope
Costume design: Stephanie Collie
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $6,086,508
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

Part of

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.

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Gimly2018-03-18
★ 4/10
Has pretty much all the same negatives as the original Van Wilder, only without the boon of Ryan Reynolds. It's an interesting idea to hold on to the name of the character in your sequel/spinoff when they don't actually appear in any way. And by interesting I mean stupid and a transparent attempt to cash in on brand recognition. Seriously you could play this exact same movie only call it "England School Dumb Time" and get 100% the same story across. The script calls/builds upon the original in exactly zero ways. Now, that might be a big deal if the original Van Wilder had some sort of actual value, but seeing as it doesn't, Rise of Taj is just another bad, watchable US comedy like so many others, only this one has the rare inclusion of a non-white lead. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

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