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How I Got Into College (1989)

 -  Comedy | Romance  -  19 May 1989 (USA)
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The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. ... See full summary »

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The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores. Written by Craig D. Barker <cdbarker@umich.edu>

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Comedy | Romance

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19 May 1989 (USA)  »

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Agyilag zokni  »

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$1,642,239 (USA)
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The original director, Jan Eliasberg was fired during production and replaced by Savage Steve Holland. See more »

Goofs

Shadow of the camera crew's helicopter when showing Marlon and Oliver driving to college. See more »

Quotes

Marlon Browne: [the mailman has dropped off a letter in the mailbox, while a dog bites at his leg] Would you do me a favor and open it, please? I'm too nervous.
Mailman: I'd love to.
[he opens the letter and reads it]
Mailman: Marlon Browne? Congratulations.
Marlon Browne: I did it! I got into Ramsey! It's from Ramsey?
Mailman: No, it's from Ed McMahon. You may have already won ten million dollars.
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References Better Off Dead... (1985) See more »

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"Young"
Written by Joseph Vitarelli, Jason Scheff, Edgy Lee and Savage Steve Holland
Performed by Jason Scheff
Courtesy of Polygram Records
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Sleeper comedy
23 February 2004 | by (Irving, TX) – See all my reviews

Good light entertainment that never quite passed into the mainstream, despite featuring several performers who later became better-known: Anthony Edwards before he lost his hair and became a famous TV doc, Corey Parker before he became a caricature of himself, and Lara Flynn Boyle before she became a skeleton. A lightweight and quirky farce about the college admissions process, this bit of fluff also has a really nice heart, plus fun performances by Finn Carter as Edwards's true love and Chris Rydell as Parker's ultracool best friend.


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