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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)

National Lampoon's Van Wilder poster
Directed by
Walt Becker
Genre
teen film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1,966 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A popular college student has been at school for seven years and avoids graduating by throwing huge parties. He uses his social skills to help a journalist write a story and win back his girlfriend.

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What happens

National Lampoon's Van Wilder (also known as Van Wilder: Party Liaison in certain countries) is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Walt Becker in his directorial debut and written by Brent Goldberg and David T. Wagner. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular character, alongside Tara Reid, Tim Matheson and Paul Gleason. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $38.3 million worldwide. A sequel, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, was released on December 1, 2006. A prequel, Van Wilder: Freshman Year, was released straight-to-DVD on July 14, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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