Going Greek (2001)

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 | Pledge | Campus | Beer | Sorority

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dylan Bruno	...	Jake
Laura Harris	...	Paige Forrester
Simon Rex	...	Thompson
Dublin James	...	Gil
Chris Owen	...	Davis
Harvey Silver	...	T.J.
Steve Monroe	...	Nick
Oliver Hudson	...	Ziegler
Susan Ward	...	Wendy
Todd Giebenhain	...	Russ
Corey Pearson	...	Sully
Charlie Talbert	...	Dooly
Tom Bower	...	Bill
Britain Spellings	...	Rigby
Branton Box	...	Brad (as Branton Boxer)
Scott Anthony Viscomi	...	Stagen
Evan Jones	...	Stoner Roommate
Lauren Petty	...	Tiffany
Stephen Furst
Brian Turk	...	Kappa Brother
Lisa Anne Hillman	...	Sorority Sister
Ingrid Vandebosch	...	Beautiful Girl
Stryker	...	Goofy Pledgee (as Ted Stryker)
Daniel Farber	...	Confused guy / Guy at casting
Rainbeau Mars	...	Coed
Tara Jonas	...	Stagen's Sister
Steve Lindsay	...	Nick's Brother
Melinda Sward	...	Sorority Pledge
Ingrid Sonray	...	Foreign Exchange Student
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claire Forlani	...	Sorority Sister (scenes deleted)
Braxton Davis	...	Eric Straton (uncredited)
James DeBello	...	Angry Pledgee (uncredited)
Johnelle Walker	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Justin Zackham

Writing credits (WGA)
Justin Zackham		(written by)

Produced by
Dylan Bruno	....	co-producer
Kevin Conlon	....	executive producer
Jennifer Farrell	....	producer
Richard Finney	....	producer
Glenn Garland	....	executive producer
Eric Kim	....	producer
Gopa Kutty	....	associate producer
Chris Mahne	....	associate producer
Terence Michael	....	producer
Bill Propp	....	associate producer
David Samuel	....	associate producer
Gregory Scanlan	....	co-producer (as Greg Scanlan)
Jaehoh Suh	....	co-producer (as Jae Hoh Sun)
Justin Zackham	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Barr

Cinematography by
Kirk Douglas

Film Editing by
Glenn Garland

Casting by
Orly Sitowitz

Production Design by
Shane John

Art Direction by
Madla Hruza

Costume Design by
Cassendre de le Fortrie

Makeup Department
Angel Radefeld	....	key makeup artist
Jenny Yu	....	makeup artist
Jimmy W. Yu	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Cazes	....	second assistant director
Adam Doench	....	first assistant director: second unit
Steven Hacker	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Angie Pelayo	....	property master

Sound Department
Gary Day	....	sound mixer (as Gary W. Day)
Howard Johnston	....	sound effects editor (as Howard Johnson)
Robert King	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean King	....	sound re-recording mixer
Justin Manriquez	....	boom operator
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound designer (as David Van Slyke)
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound supervisor (as David Van Slyke)
Eric Henderson	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Ron Althoff	....	stunt coordinator
Gilley Grey	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Casey Alicino	....	grip
Leonard C. Allen III	....	grip
Richard Avalon	....	first assistant camera
Philip Bak	....	key grip
Lauren Berley	....	still photographer
Precy C. Betiong	....	first assistant camera (as Precy Betiong)
Michael Bogen	....	grip
James L. Conway	....	best boy grip (as James L. Conway III)
Andrei Cranach	....	electrician
Jay Cuervo	....	best boy grip
Chelsea Low	....	Steadicam operator
Brandon L. Menchen	....	grip (as Brandon Menchen)
Jeff Miller	....	key grip (as Jeffrey J. Miller)
Ryan Nguyen	....	second assistant camera
Rishad Olpadwala	....	film loader
Steve Pardo	....	best boy grip
Sandy Pflug	....	grip
Dave Preston	....	grip
Richard Rasmussen	....	best boy grip (as Richard Warner Rasmussen)
Chris Rauch	....	electrician (as Chris Rausch)
Timothy P. Reilly	....	best boy electric
Dave Sullivan	....	grip
David Thorngren	....	gaffer
John Van Valkenburgh	....	electrician (as John P. Van Valkenburgh)

Casting Department
Ike Pyun	....	extras casting
Jaehoh Suh	....	extras casting (as Jae Hoh Suh)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Goodwin	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Susan Han	....	assistant editor
David M. Katz	....	assistant editor (as David Katz)
Kia Kiso	....	telecine operator (as Kia Dawson)
Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Andrea von Foerster	....	music supervisor
Joel J. Richard	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Les Seaman	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Salvadore A. Cisneros	....	set security
Ernie Clare	....	set security
Paul Gracon	....	script supervisor
Grant Jornacion	....	production assistant
Reuel Kim	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Lockie	....	production assistant
Drew Miller	....	key production assistant
Crystal Montiel	....	craft service
Heather Morgan	....	production assistant
Leila Nelson	....	production assistant
Heather Ramirez	....	production assistant
Sarah Ramsey	....	production assistant
Douglas Rogers	....	production assistant
Ashley Ryan	....	production assistant
Ben Stewart	....	production assistant
Dub Taylor	....	production coordinator
Rhonda Wheelan	....	craft service
Mike Ahuja	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Cyrus Ruiz	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Little Fish Films
• Michael/Finney Productions

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Showtime (2003) (USA) (TV)
• Dream Entertainment (2004) (non-USA) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Fraternity Films LLC
• Hart Sharp Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

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 | Finland:K-15 | 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 American Pie (1999)

Soundtrack:

KUNG FU SATURDAYS

A movie as funny as I've ever seen before

Saw this with a friend recently at a screening in hollywood and didn't know what to expect, but was really surprised at how funny it was. I was even more impressed by the fact that it was done in a really short amount of time and for a reasonably small budget. The relationship between these 7 guys trying to join a fraternity was the strongest part of the film for me and the casting was perfect. They were great characters. Anyone who goes or has been to college or has ever tried to "fit" in with the "in" crowd will be able to have a good laugh at this.