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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

National Lampoon's
Van Wilder
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Walt Becker
Produced by
Written by
  • Brent Goldberg
  • David T. Wagner
Starring
Music by David Lawrence
Cinematography James Bagdonas
Edited by Dennis M. Hill
Production
company
Distributed by Artisan Entertainment
Release date
  • April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
Running time
93 minutes
Country
  • Germany
  • United States
Language English
Budget $5 million
Box office $38.3 million
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released 26 March 2002
Recorded 2000, 2001
Genre Soundtrack
Length 45:42
Label Ultimatum Records, Artemis Records
Producer Gwen Bethel Riley and Chris Violette

National Lampoon's Van Wilder (released internationally as Van Wilder: Party Liaison) is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Walt Becker and written by Brent Goldberg and David T. Wagner. This movie was inspired by the real life experiences of Bert Kreischer while he attended Florida State University.

National Lampoon's Van Wilder stars Ryan Reynolds as the title character alongside Tara Reid, Kal Penn, and Tim Matheson. The film follows the exploits of its lead character Van Wilder, a seventh year senior, who has made his life goal in helping undergrads at Coolidge College succeed in life. An article is then written for the campus newspaper by a fellow student, Gwen Pearson, played by Reid, bringing to light Van Wilders college adventures. This attracts the attention of Van's father, played by Matheson, which leads to his tuition being cut off. Van Wilder becomes embroiled in a relationship between Gwen and her unsavory boyfriend, Richard "Dick" Bagg (Daniel Cosgrove) and his struggle to graduate. Van tries various schemes to earn enough money to pay his tuition and graduate, with help from Gwen and the rest of the student body, except a couple of grudging enemies who attempt to sabotage his efforts.

Vance “Van” Wilder, Jr. (Ryan Reynolds) is a charismatic and popular senior in his seventh year at Coolidge College. With no intention to graduate, Van spends his days roaming around campus in his customized golf cart, posing nude for figure drawing classes, organizing soirees for his peers and interviewing for a new assistant, whom he eventually finds in the sexually repressed Taj Badalandabad (Kal Penn). Upon learning that his son is still in school, Van’s father, Vance Wilder Sr. (Tim Matheson), decides to sever Van’s financial support citing that “sometimes you have to recognize a poor investment, and simply cut your losses.” Faced with disenrollment due to unpaid tuition, Van seeks a payment extension as a favor from Deloris, the registrar. Knowing Van’s sexual prowess, the elderly administrator coerces Van to have sex with her in exchange for an extension. Afterwards, Deloris hands him the paperwork for an extension, which Van realizes is all he needed to ask for in the first place.


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