National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Theatrical Release

April 5, 2002

DVD Release

April 5, 2002

Studio

Lions Gate

Rated

Unrated

Directors

Actors

Curtis Armstrong, Stacy Bellew, Ivana Bozilovic, Alex Burns, Daniel Cosgrove, Erik Estrada, Paul Gleason, Simon Helberg, Teck Holmes, Tim Matheson, Chris Owen, Aaron Paul, Kal Penn, Tara Reid, Ryan Reynolds, Deon Richmond, Emily Rutherfurd, Kim Smith (VII), Jason Winer

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Formats

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• NTSC

Additional Information

In a futile but ambitiously decadent attempt to revive the loony legacy of National Lampoon comedies, Van Wilder will make you laugh out loud, or vomit, or both. It's that kind of movie, in which the title character (played by sitcom survivor Ryan Reynolds) is the resident slacker of Coolidge College for seven years and running. Enjoying his party-animal supremacy and reluctant to fulfill his potential, he's got an idolizing assistant from India (Kal Penn, the movie's ethnic stereotype, desperate virgin, and comedic highlight), and a journalism major (Tara Reid) assigned to uncover the secret of Van's controlled anarchy. Unfortunately, the movie's more Down to You than Animal House, opting for familiar teen romance over campus shenanigans, despite an abundance of flatulence, diarrhea, sicko sex jokes, gratuitous nudity, and one gag (involving a bulldog) that's disgusting by any standard. Keg-fueled frat-rats will surely elevate Van Wilder to semiclassic status; all others are urged to proceed with caution. --Jeff Shannon - Amazon.com