Van Wilder: Party Liaison

Original title: National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2002
15
1h 32m

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6.4/10

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Raunchy Comedy Comedy Romance

The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate.The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate.The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

118K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,355

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

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Trivia
Many of the story elements in "Van Wilder" came from a Rolling Stone article called "The Undergraduate," about the college career of comedian Bert Kreischer which was optioned by director and producer Oliver Stone.

Goofs
When the nerds are playing Ms. Pac Man, we hear the sound of Pac-Man dying when Ms. Pac Man dies.

Quotes
Van Wilder: Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.

Crazy credits
A couple of deleted scenes play on during the end credits including makeout scene outtakes and others.

Alternate versions
Region 1 "unrated version" contains additional footage not shown in theaters. The scene added back into the film is the gay students who audition to be Van's assistant at the beginning.

Connections
Featured in Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)

Soundtracks
Authority Song
Written by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind
Performed by Jimmy Eat World
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

7/10

A definite good time!

Van Wilder is hilarious! It has it's predictable moments, for example the part where the protagonist questions his being and the ending, but it's also unpredictable...and pretty disgusting. My laughter carried on from one scene to the next and it continued to the end of the film.

Ryan Renolds is great as Van. He has good timing as a comedian but also has a "sensitive and caring" side. He truly carries this entire film singlehandedly. (Personally, I thought Tara Reid lacked.) I hope I'll see more of him in films to come, he's an enjoyable actor.

Not a blockbuster movie, but very worth your time.