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Accepted (2006)

PG_13 90 min  -  Comedy  -   18 August 2006 (USA)
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A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

Director:

Steve Pink

Writers:

Adam Cooper (screenplay), Bill Collage (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Long ...
Jonah Hill ...
Adam Herschman ...
Columbus Short ...
Maria Thayer ...
Lewis Black ...
Blake Lively ...
Mark Derwin ...
Ann Cusack ...
Hannah Marks ...
Robin Taylor ...
Abernathy Darwin Dunlap (as Robin Lord Taylor)
Sam Horrigan ...
Joe Hursley ...
Maurice / The Ringers
Jeremy Howard ...
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Storyline

Bartleby (B.) Gaines is a fun loving slacker who, unfortunately, gets turned down for every college he applied for, much to the chagrin of his overly expectant parents. So, with a little cutting and pasting, he creates the South Harmon Institute of Technology, and lo and behold, he is accepted (along with his friends Rory, Hands, and Glen, whose college plans were also all but dashed). However, his parents want to see the website, the campus, and the dean. So now he has his other friend Sherman (who has been accepted to the prestigious Harmon College) build a web page, they lease out an abandoned psychiatric hospital, and they hire Sherman's uncle Ben to be the dean. Problem solved? Not quite. The web page was done so well, that hundreds of students show up at the front door, all of which were turned down by other colleges. Faced with no choice, Bartleby decides to proceed with turning South Harmon into a real college... Written by jlentz1@comcast.net  

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Plot Keywords:

College | Student | Education | Hospital | Love  | See more »

Taglines:

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Genres:

Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual material and drug content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Φοιτητής στα Ψέματα! See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,023,835 (USA) (20 August 2006) (2914 Screens)

Gross:

$36,300,285 (USA) (15 October 2006)
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Since the school/college's name is "South Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.), the "S-word" is the most frequently used word, being used 62 times throughout the entire movie. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Bartleby and crew are walking into the "college" and the skateboarders come riding out, the angle changes and we see the camera men in the right of the screen. See more »

Quotes

Jack Gaines: Listen, I took another look at that website, what's all this be-what-you-wanna-be-crap?
Bartleby Gaines: Oh no no, dad they just have to say stuff like that just to keep from being sued.
Jack Gaines: Yeah well it sounds like a bunch of crap to me.
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Crazy Credits

The last line in the credits segment "The Filmmakers Wish To Thank" reads,
"And all the Students at South Harmon Institute of Technology". See more »

Connections

Referenced in Reject Rejection: The Making of 'Accepted' (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sherman's Way"
Written by David Schommer
Performed by David Schommer, The Chamber Choir of South Harmon See more »