Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

2006
15
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

4.8/10

24K

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Kal Penn in Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

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Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the m... Read allTaj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

24K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Videos4

Trailer 1:43

Official Trailer

Clip 1:23

The Rise Of Taj Scene: Scene 1

Clip 1:23

The Rise Of Taj Scene: Scene 1

Clip 1:48

The Rise Of Taj Scene: Scene 2

Featurette 2:02

Van Wilder: The Rise Of Taj (Featurette)

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Trivia
The name Camford is a cross between the names Cambridge and Oxford, the two most prestigious universities in England. This is a reversal of the name Oxbridge which was created by Virginia Woolf.

Goofs
The "Earl's" Great Dane has cropped ears but the story takes place in England, where ear cropping has been ruled inhumane.

Quotes
Pipp Everett, the Earl of Grey: Let's settle this the way my ancestors did!
[Reaches for the swords hanging on the wall]
Taj: You want to exploit me economically?

Connections
Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)

Soundtracks
Get Steady
Written by Jonathan Dubowski
Performed by Jonny Lives!
Courtesy of Eleven Seven Music

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Featured review

2/10

Oh my god

After making a great supporting role in Van Wilder and being pretty damn funny in Harold and Kumar, I had kind of high hopes for Kal Penn, but Oh God does this movie suck.

Short of changing the actor who plays the lead character for a sequel, the worst thing you can do when making a sequel is get rid of the main character who is in this case also the title character (how can it be called Van wilder 2 if Van Wilder isn't freaking in it?).

A brief synopsis of the story is that Taj goes to England and starts trying to do Van's thing in a posh college, he also somehow gets involved in a dog show. Sounds pretty lame, doesn't it? Well, yeah it is. Not only is it not funny at all, but again there's the completely stupid British stereotypes flying around as if people even found them funny the first time round.

Don't waste your time