Sorority Boys (2002)

Director:

Wallace Wolodarsky

Writers (WGA):

Joe Jarvis (written by) &
Greg Coolidge (written by)

Release Date:

22 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Look Closer (Not That Close)

Plot:

Three rowdy college students are kicked out of their dorm and dress up in drag to live in the DOG house, where the girls deemed unattractive live.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise | Sorority | College | Drag | Mask

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Barry Watson	...	Dave / Daisy
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Adam / Adina
Harland Williams	...	Doofer / Roberta
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Leah
Tony Denman	...	Jimmy
Brad Beyer	...	Spence
Kathryn Stockwood	...	Patty
Heather Matarazzo	...	Katie
Yvonne Sciò	...	Frederique
Kerri Higuchi	...	Susie
Dublin James	...	Littlest Pledge
Omar Benson Miller	...	Big Johnson
Mike Beaver	...	Big Fat Frat
Rich Ronat	...	Frat
Brian Gross	...	Frat
Christopher Leps	...	Crazed Frat
Daniel Farber	...	Naked Pledge
Phyllis Lyons	...	Polly
Peter Scolari	...	Louis
Bree Turner	...	Tiffany
Monica Staggs	...	Tri Pi
Lydia Hull	...	Tri Pi
Nikki Martin	...	Tri Pi
Jessica Kiper	...	Tri Pi
James Daughton	...	Dave's Dad
Mark Metcalf	...	John Kloss
Stephen Furst	...	The Alum
Johnny A. Sanchez	...	The Littlest Alum
Brad Grunberg	...	Drunk Alumni
Bruce French	...	Dean Blevins
Wendie Jo Sperber	...	Professor Bendler
Cristen Coppen	...	Hot Girl
Vanessa Lee Evigan	...	Hot Girl (as Vanessa Evigan)
Samantha Shelton	...	Waitress
Brian Posehn	...	Haggard Alum
Stuart Stone	...	Valet
Greg Coolidge	...	Pete
Jessica Morrison	...	Sorority Girl
Anthony Natale	...	Deaf Student
Allen Neece	...	Deaf Student
John Vernon	...	Old Man
Susie Spear Purcell	...	Talk Show Host (as Susie Spear)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Holly Beavon	...	Tri Pi (uncredited)
Victoria Blackburn	...	Tri Pi (uncredited)
Erin Carufel	...	Tri Pi (uncredited)
Jesse King	...	Sorority Boy (uncredited)
Angela LaRocca	...	D.O.G. Sister (uncredited)
Heather Magee	...	Talk Show Guest (uncredited)
Julia Milova	...	Tri Pi (uncredited)
Tim Murdock	...	K.O.K Frat (uncredited)
Nils Oliveto	...	Chainman (High Council Executioner) (uncredited)
Steffinnie Phrommany	...	DOG Sister (uncredited)
Lacey Rae	...	Dog Sister (uncredited)
Jodie Tate	...	D.O.G. Sister (uncredited)
Teri Thompson	...	Dildo girl (uncredited)
Stephen B. Turner	...	Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)
Jade Villalon	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Steven Paul Zsenyuk	...	Alumni (uncredited)

Directed by
Wallace Wolodarsky

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Jarvis		(written by) &
Greg Coolidge		(written by)

Produced by
Larry Brezner	....	producer
Michael Fottrell	....	executive producer
Walter Hamada	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh

Cinematography by
Michael D. O'Shea

Film Editing by
Richard Halsey
Tod Lautenberg

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Edward T. McAvoy

Art Direction by
Bruton Jones

Set Decoration by
Suzette Sheets

Costume Design by
Melinda Eshelman

Makeup Department
Tommy Cole	....	makeup department head
Donna Barrett Gilbert	....	key hair stylist
Patricia Messina	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Catherine S. McComb	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Avery	....	second second assistant director
George Bamber	....	first assistant director
Jules Kovisars	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist
James E. Hurd Jr.	....	set dresser
Richard Lambert	....	leadman
John Leimanis	....	set designer
Kris Peck	....	property master
Trevor Rudolph	....	set dresser
Dot Stovall	....	art department coordinator
Bill Hay	....	props (uncredited)
Hraefn Wulfson	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Matt Dubin	....	sound recordist
Chris Elam	....	sound recordist
Robert Fitzgerald	....	supervising sound editor
Aleksandr Gruzdev	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Pernell L. Salinas	....	first assistant sound editor
Forest Williams	....	production sound mixer
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Blitstein	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Erik Liles	....	digital compositor
Colin Strause	....	digital effects supervisor
Greg Strause	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Craig Baxley Jr.	....	stunts
Shauna Duggins	....	stunt performer
Christopher Leps	....	stunts
Kent W. Luttrell	....	stunt rigger
Dustin Meier	....	stunt double
Caryn Mower	....	stunt performer
Kevin Reid	....	stunt double
Katie Rowe	....	stunt double
Clark Tucker	....	stunt double: Tony Denman
Stephen B. Turner	....	stunts
Jason Ybarra	....	utility stunts
Caron Colvett	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Cassidy	....	first assistant camera
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Darren Langer	....	electrician
George Lozano Jr.	....	electrician
Greg Mayer	....	set electrician
Andrew Osborne	....	assistant camera
James Owens	....	electrician
John Owens	....	best boy
Jack S. Schlosser	....	gaffer
Tim Sheridan	....	second assistant camera
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Jenny Harrison	....	casting assistant
Sandra Kuker	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Candice Sabbah	....	key costumer
Hans Georg Struhar	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Patrick J. Barry	....	apprentice editor
Roger Fenton	....	assistant editor
Tod Lautenberg	....	first assistant editor
Ron Stanik	....	assistant editor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Tass Filipos	....	music editor
Benoit Grey	....	orchestrator
Christopher Guardino	....	conductor
Christopher Guardino	....	orchestrations
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Kim Naves	....	music editor
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Michael Baber	....	music editor (uncredited)
Jim Dunbar	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dan Marrow	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Robert Allen	....	set medic
Walter Altman	....	set production assistant
Nicolle Becker	....	assistant: Walter Hamada
Kandice Billingsley	....	key assistant location manager
Doug Boney	....	production assistant
Kevin A. Canamar	....	set medic
Craig Conover	....	craft service
Jennifer Cook	....	key set production assistant
Taylor Marie Cornell	....	set production assistant
John Martin Davis	....	set production assistant
Robb Earnest	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Tiffany Fraser	....	first assistant accountant (as Tiffany Reinhard)
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	assistant production office coordinator: re-shoots
Melissa Kinnicutt	....	assistant production office coordinator
Heather Magee	....	assistant to director
Chris McCracken	....	assistant: Larry Brezner
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	marine coordinator
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Roger F. Powell	....	production assistant
Rip Russell	....	first assistant accountant
Jon Savola	....	assistant craft service
Sheilah Sullivan	....	accountant
Ben Tilden	....	production assistant
Marion Tumen	....	script supervisor
Tim Ballou	....	script clearance manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST)
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Japan)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista Pictures
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)

Special Effects

• Entity FX (visual effects)
• Light Matters Inc.
• Pixel Envy

Other Companies

• 7ATE9 Entertainment  DVD production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for crude sexual content, nudity, strong language and some drug use

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Janss Steps, UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST)

Trivia:

The poetry that Barry Watson's character quotes is Shakespeare's Sonnet 20, in which the object of the narrator's affection is sexually ambiguous.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the hallway scene with Jimmy and Adam/Adina, a blonde girl in a green shirt is walking just behind the two. When the scene changes to Jimmy slipping the piece of paper into Adam/Adina's shirt, you see the blonde in the green shirt further back walking towards the two.

Quotes:

Doofer:[while contemplating how to get back the money stolen from the house safe] Though I hardly think this is the appropriate time to ask, but what about the tape?
Adam:[sighs] What tape?
Doofer:The tape of Adam humpin' the Tri Pis, man.
[Adam looks up in surprise]
Dave:[turns around] Doofer, what are you saying?
Doofer:[cuts to a flashback, Doofer narrates. Doofer stumbles into his room, drunk] I had just gotten done studying for some school when I notice that Adam's speaker was tipped over
[trips over Adam's speaker in his drunken haze]
Doofer:Inside of it was a video camera rigged with a motion detector. I carefully traced back the source to a footlocker at the bottom of Adam's closet, which was... you know, already unlocked
[Doofer tries to pick and hammer the lock open, but finally succeeds in blowing it off with a revolver]
Doofer:. Inside the footlocker was a video cassette recorder. But naturally, since it was his private property, I didn't touch anything
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Fight Club (1999)

Soundtrack:

Here Comes The D.O.G.s

Hits The Spot It Was Made For

Here's the thing. This is not Shakespeare. But I doubt anyone involved with the movie was under that impression in the first place. This is a funny college romp that made me laugh on a Sunday afternoon. It brought me back to my college days of drinking and hanging out with girls. But it also has the requisite heart. The sorority is a group of reject girls who all have something to offer. The frat is a group of insensitive stereotypes who get their comeuppance in the end. If you want some nice familiar humor that hits all the appropriate notes in the genre (think National Lampoon, or Ryan Reynolds, or Stifler) this is a good bet.