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Director:
Justin Zackham
Writer (WGA):
Justin Zackham (written by)
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport more
Tagline:
Sometimes the best memories can be hard to remember.
Plot:
Loner freshman Jake Taylor is forced to join the wildest fraternity on campus... full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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 (From CanMag. 14 April 2009, 10:32 PM, PDT)
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 (From CanMag. 16 October 2008, 11:25 PM, PDT)
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Really funny with excellent pacing more (35 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dylan Bruno ... Jake

Laura Harris ... Paige Forrester

Simon Rex ... Thompson
Dublin James ... Gil

Chris Owen ... Davis

Steve Monroe ... Nick

Susan Ward ... Wendy
Oliver Hudson ... Ziegler

Harvey Silver ... T.J.

Todd Giebenhain ... Russ

Corey Pearson ... Sully
Charlie Talbert ... Dooly

Tom Bower ... Bill

Britain Spellings ... Rigby

Branton Box ... Brad (as Branton Boxer)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, language, crude humor, drug and alcohol use.
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:MA | USA:R | USA:Unrated (video rating) | Norway:11
Filming Locations:
Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Little Fish Films more

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Jake: Gil, I know a lot of guys who are gay. I played football, for Christ's sake. more
Movie Connections:
References The Silence of the Lambs (1991) more
Soundtrack:
KUNG FU SATURDAYS more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Really funny with excellent pacing, 3 July 2003
8/10
Author: agibian from New York

I had the pleasure of catching this film at a screening in New York and wanted to make sure others got word that this is a film to see. First off, let's have no misconceptions here: Going Greek is not Saving Private Ryan, The Godfather or Gone With the Wind. It is, however, an excellent addition to the genre set by Animal House and further embellished by Porky's and American Pie. Is it an "important" film? Of course not, but if you want to laugh A LOT and spend a very amusing 90 minutes with a crisp, well directed and thoughtful film, then check it out.

Other reviewers have said a lot of what I would say, so I won't bore you with repetitive details, but nobody thus far has commented on the pacing of the film. A lot of movies, comedy or otherwise, spend too much time on individual scenes. The special quality of this film, and the effectiveness of Director Justin Zackham (watch for more from this guy) is that the movie drops into each scene, delivers its joke - good or bad - and gets out quickly. The result is that you are never bored. Humor being what it is, you won't be able to satisfy everyone with every joke. Zackham intuitively understands this and makes sure you don't get the chance to get restless waiting for a scene to end. The odds of this are mitigated somewhat as the writing is good enough that most of the scenes are actually really funny.

Overall, this is a film worth seeing. High art it ain't, but good laughs, a well written script and really good directing made it very worthwhile.

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