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Director:
Writers:
Brent Goldberg (written by) &
David Wagner (written by)
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Release Date:
5 huhtikuu 2002 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Tradition Continues more
Plot:
The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate. full summary | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Terribly Tasteless but Hilariously Funny more (249 total)

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Also Known As:
Van Wilder: Party Liaison (Australia) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (USA) (complete title)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Party Liaison (UK) (DVD title)
Party Animals - ... wilder geht's nicht! (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, gross humor, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
92 min | USA:94 min (unrated version)
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (also unrated version) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (also unrated version) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (also unrated version) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) | Ireland:15 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Austria:14 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 (f) | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

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The poem that the Literature professor reads for Van's final is Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". more
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Continuity: At the beginning of the movie their is a kid about to jump to his death at the top of one of the campus buildings. When Van approaches him to talk him down he has his hands crossed behind his back. In the next shot they are on his hips (apparently so that we can see that he has no pants on). One shot later, from the front view, his hands are folded behind his back again. more
Quotes:
Panos Patakos: Nobody even knows we're here.
Van Wilder: Au contraire, mon freres.
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References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) more
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11 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
Terribly Tasteless but Hilariously Funny, 5 joulukuu 2005
10/10
Author: dingo865 from Toronto, Canada

This movie is exactly what you expect from the genre: mindless fluff with adolescent jokes, nudity, and lots of gross-out stuff. It is, however, unapologetic about it, and invests a lot to carry things to the extreme, which is what gives it its charm. If you cannot take any of the above and find enjoyment in them, don't waste your time with Van Wilder.

If, on the other hand, you like vomit-inducing pranks, beautiful young girls flashing their boobies, and hilarious one-liners galore peppered by a huge dose of stereotypes (but without hatred), you will have one of the most entertaining 2 hours of your life. Every time it plays on TV I find myself watching it again and again. The two leading male actors, Ryan Reynolds and Kal Penn, are exceptional as usual, and Tara Reid, while she offers her customary wooden non-performance, fills out her role enough not to be painful. A surprise find is the actor playing Tara's boyfriend: he plays so well, you will LOVE to hate him.

All I can say is, with college for 20 years behind me, I wish I had a Van Wilder when I was attending school. And the movie even has a message!

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