Followed by
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009) (V)
References
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rocky (1976)
- Running up the steps scene
Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG)
Up the Creek (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
- When Professor McDoogle(Paul Gleason) is arguing with the kids, it's the exact same scene as in the breakfast club. In the breakfast club Richard Vernon(played by Paul Gleason) is also arguing with a gruop of kids.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Quote
Heathers (1988)
Say Anything... (1989)
- Van tells Gwen's parents he's looking for a "dare to be great situation," quoting Lloyd Dobbler
Happy Gilmore (1996)
- copies scene on ice rink where male character makes a bet with female over scoring a goal
A Time to Kill (1996)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
- One of the people applying to be Vans assistant was the first male cheerleader at Huntingdon High. Huntingdon High is the high school from Can't Hardly Wait.
Referenced in
The Ali-wood Shuffle (2009)
- Talked about
"Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side" (2009)
- mentioned by yoda
Features
Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG)
Featured in
"Comedy Central Canned Ham: Van Wilder" (????)
- show about the movie "Van Wilder"
Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008) (TV)
- Clips featured.
Spoofs
The Graduate (1967)
- "Are you trying to seduce me?"
Spoofed in
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
- After the surgery scene, Ryan Reynolds (the nurse) blots Kal Penn's (Kumar's) brow. In Van Wilder, which came out two years prior, Penn blots Reynold's brow.
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