Old School (2003)

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers (WGA):

Court Crandall (story) and
Todd Phillips (story) ...

Release Date:

21 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

All the fun of college, none of the education.

Plot:

Three men are disenchanted with life and try to recapture their college days.

Plot Keywords:

College | Fraternity | Party | Underwater | Catch Phrase

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 10	8:00 PM	TBS
Fri. Dec. 11	3:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Luke Wilson	...	Mitch Martin
Will Ferrell	...	Frank Ricard
Vince Vaughn	...	Bernard 'Beanie' Campbell
Jeremy Piven	...	Dean Gordon 'Cheese' Pritchard
Ellen Pompeo	...	Nicole
Juliette Lewis	...	Heidi
Leah Remini	...	Lara Campbell
Perrey Reeves	...	Marissa Jones
Craig Kilborn	...	Mark
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Darcie
Seann William Scott	...	Peppers
Matt Walsh	...	Walsh
Artie Lange	...	Booker
Patrick Fischler	...	Michael
Sara Tanaka	...	Megan Huang

Also Known As:

Old School - Wir lassen absolut nichts anbrennen (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Старая закалка (Russia) [ru]
Aquellas juergas universitarias (Spain) [es]
Aquellos viejos tiempos (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Back to School (France) [fr]
Dias Incríveis (Brazil) [pt]
Dias de Loucura (Portugal) [pt]
Old School (Finland) (video title) [fi]
Old school - jengi koossa (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Retour à la fac (France) [fr]
Sholikes anamniseis (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Stara skola (Serbia) [sr]
Sulihuligánok (Hungary) [hu]
Vive la fraternité (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

91 min | 92 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (unrated version) | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (unrated version) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Ireland:18 (extended version) | Singapore:R(A) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R13 | Peru:14 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (original rating) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version)

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Dean Pritchard calls Sara Tanaka's character, Megan Huang, "Chang". The same mistake happens to Tanaka's character Margaret Yang in Rushmore (1998).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frank is picked up by his wife and friends after streaking, one of the girls in the back seat is shown wearing a hat which subsequently disappears.

Quotes:

Marissa: [after seeing Frank running naked along the streets, she slows down her car] Frank, what are you doing?
Frank: [out of breath] We're... We're going streaking! We're going up the quad and to the gymnasium.
Marissa: Who is?
Frank: Th... W... There's more coming.
Marissa: Frank, get in the car.
Frank: But... everybody's doing it.
Marissa: Frank! Now!
Frank: [still out of breath] Ok.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Stargate SG-1: The Scourge (#9.17)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Here I Go Again

Best Comedy in the past 5 years.

This is the best comedy since Tommy Boy. Every college educated male between the ages of 25-50 knows someone just like Frank and Beanie. Absolutely hilarious. Will Farrell is perfect as Frank but Vince Vaughn steals the show. Half of everything Beanie says in this movie is just classic. The plot goes a little off towards the end, but it doesn't matter because my friends and I have been repeating some of the lines for the last 2 years. With all the really lame comedies that have come out in the past 5 years it is nice to see something that will stand the test of time- a modern Animal House. A little too cheesy towards the end but still a top 10 comedy of all time and a must own on DVD.