Van Wilder: Freshman Year

"The man. The myth. The beginning."

2009 1h 40m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 358

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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It is freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and the dean rules the school. Van embarks on a crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin, and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.

“The man. The myth. The beginning.”

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Cast

Jonathan Bennett
Van Wilder
Kristin Cavallari
Kaitlin
Kurt Fuller
Dean Charles Reardon
Steve Talley
Dick Arnold
Nestor Aaron Absera
Farley
Nick Nicotera
Corporal Benedict
Jerry Ray Shea
Yu Dum Fok
Meredith Giangrande
Eve

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harvey Glazer
Writers: Todd McCullough
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harvey Glazer, shot by Shawn Maurer. 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 Nathan Wang. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Jonathan Bennett and Kristin Cavallari and Kurt Fuller carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The man. The myth. The beginning.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1276434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harvey Glazer directs. Shawn Maurer behind the camera. Nathan Wang scores. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Harvey Glazer, shot by Shawn Maurer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nathan Wang. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Jonathan Bennett and Kristin Cavallari and Kurt Fuller carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The man. The myth. The beginning.".
8IMDB entry: tt1276434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shawn Maurer
Original score: Nathan Wang
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $20,543
Return: 0% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009)

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.