Don't graduate. Celebrate.
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) is a comedy and romance film directed by Walt Becker, released on March 29, 2002 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson and Kal Penn. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 2,000 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for National Lampoon's Van Wilder before you stream it.
Ryan Reynolds
as Van Wilder
Tara Reid
as Gwen Pearson
Tim Matheson
as Vance Wilder Sr.
Kal Penn
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Teck Holmes
as Hutch
Daniel Cosgrove
as Richard Bagg
Deon Richmond
as Mini Cochran
Alex Burns
as Gordon
Emily Rutherfurd
as Jeannie
Paul Gleason
as Professor McDoogle
Erik Estrada
as Erik Estrada
Curtis Armstrong
as Campus Cop
Directed by Walt Becker, written by David Wagner and Brent Goldberg, produced by Peter Abrams, Andrew Panay and Robert L. Levy.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 2,000 ratings.
I'm not exactly what one might call "in to" American comedies, and gross out humour/romantic comedies are pretty much at the bottom of even that list. For a movie that most certainly contains both those two things (the latter in especially heavy doses), I actually didn't mind _Van Wilder_ that much. But it's all about context, if instead of comparing it to a list of similar things that I hate you compared it to,…
Reviewed on March 18, 2018
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) is available to stream on Philo and MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) includes Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn and Teck Holmes. The film was directed by Walt Becker. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder was released on March 29, 2002 and runs for 1h 32m.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 2,000 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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