Going Greek (2001)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Justin Zackham

Writer (WGA):

Justin Zackham (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Sometimes the best memories can be hard to remember.

Plot:

Loner freshman Jake Taylor is forced to join the wildest fraternity on campus...

Plot Keywords:

Fraternity | Campus | Pledge | Scholarship | Beer

Cast

Dylan Bruno	...	Jake
Laura Harris	...	Paige Forrester
Simon Rex	...	Thompson
Dublin James	...	Gil
Chris Owen	...	Davis
Steve Monroe	...	Nick
Oliver Hudson	...	Ziegler
Harvey Silver	...	T.J.
Todd Giebenhain	...	Russ
Corey Pearson	...	Sully
Charlie Talbert	...	Dooly
Susan Ward	...	Wendy
Tom Bower	...	Bill
Claire Forlani	...	Sorority Sister (scenes deleted)
Britain Spellings	...	Rigby

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language, crude humor, drug and alcohol use.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R | USA:Unrated (video rating) | Norway:11

Filming Locations:

Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Little Fish Films

Goofs:

Plot holes: The scavenger hunt's item that was assigned to Pledge Ziegler was to sleep with at least one girl of each sorority before hell week begins. But the last girl Wendy (Susan Ward) only agreed to do it with him after he was already pledged. The fraternity was supposed to de-pledge him when he arrived for hell week.

Quotes:

Jake: Gil, I know a lot of guys who are gay. I played football, for Christ's sake.

Movie Connections:

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Soundtrack:

KUNG FU SATURDAYS

Really funny!

I've always liked American comedies, and this little gem is one of my all time favorites. What more can I say. The girls are nice to look at, the jokes are really funny...did I mention the girls are nice to look at?

The story is about two cousins who help each other through pledging a fraternity - since we don't have fraternities Down Under I don't know how realistic the portrayals are but it looks like a blast!

I don't think it came out in theaters - definitely not in Austalia - but it's well worth your time to check it out on video.

Also has really well done DVD goodies including a deleted scene with the scrumptious Claire Forlani. The director's commentary is the best I've ever heard - he really goes into the bits and pieces of what it took to get the film made and has lots of advice for other aspriing directors.

Well worth a look!