Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

Director:

Mort Nathan

Writers:

David Drew Gallagher (written by)
Brent Goldberg (characters) ...
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Release Date:

1 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The Legend is Growing.

Plot:

Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

Plot Keywords:

Bulldog | Cockney Accent | Breasts | Sequel | Bare Butt

Cast

Kal Penn	...	Taj
Lauren Cohan	...	Charlotte
Daniel Percival	...	Pip
Glen Barry	...	Seamus
Anthony Cozens	...	Gethin
Steven Rathman	...	Simon
Holly Davidson	...	Sadie
Tom Davey	...	Percy
William de Coverly	...	Roger
Beth Steel	...	Penelope
Amy Steel	...	Alexandra
Jonathan Cecil	...	Provost Cunningham
Roger Hammond	...	Camford Dean
Kulvinder Ghir	...	Taj's Father
Shobu Kapoor	...	Taj's Mother
Rupert Frazer	...	Charlotte's Father
Cornelia Pavlovici	...	Charlotte's Mother
Christopher Robbie	...	Old Bearded Man
Trevor Baxter	...	Sir Wilfred Owen
Ashly Margaret Rae	...	Irish Woman (as Ashly Rae)
Adam Sinclair	...	Lord Wrightwood
Olivia Scott	...	Gorgeous Woman on Plane
Elena Tecuta	...	Beautiful Coed
Bart Sidles	...	Bloke
Gabriela Modorcea	...	Taj's Sister
Elvin Dandel	...	French Soldier
Mirela Gafei	...	Flight Attendant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Rossi	...	George W. Bush (uncredited)
Anthony Singleton	...	Chamblee Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Mort Nathan

Writing credits
David Drew Gallagher		(written by)
Brent Goldberg		(characters) &
David Wagner		(characters)

Produced by
Peter Abrams	....	producer
Kirk D'Amico	....	executive producer
Michelle Fox	....	line producer: UK
David Gorton	....	executive producer
Robert Humiston	....	co-producer
Drew Larner	....	executive producer
Robert L. Levy	....	producer
Philippe Martinez	....	executive producer
Patrick McIntire	....	consulting producer
Ari Newman	....	co-producer
Andrew Panay	....	producer
Kal Penn	....	executive producer
Michael Philip	....	line producer
Stanley Roup	....	executive producer (as Stan Roup)
Elie Samaha	....	producer (as Eli Samaha)
Soli Shaltiel	....	co-producer
Dan Spilo	....	executive producer
Gian Paolo Varani	....	producer: studio
Natan Zahavi	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
Hubert Taczanowski

Film Editing by
John Axness
Sherwood Jones

Casting by
Andrea Clark
Florin Kevorkian

Production Design by
Chris Roope

Art Direction by
John Welbanks

Set Decoration by
Gabriel Nechita
Gabriela Nechita		(as Gabi Nechita)
Andrea Rotaru

Costume Design by
Stephanie Collie

Makeup Department
Oana Barcan	....	key makeup artist
Alexandra Barladeanu	....	additional hair stylist assistant
Camelia Borcan	....	assistant hair stylist
Lidia Constantin	....	key hair stylist (as Lidia Ivanov Constantin)
Judith Gill-Dougherty	....	hair assistant: UK
Judith Gill-Dougherty	....	makeup assistant: UK
Lidia Ivanov	....	key hair stylist
Ashley Johnson	....	hair stylist: UK
Ashley Johnson	....	makeup artist: UK
Simona Merlusca	....	set assistant makeup artist
Corina Porohanschi	....	additional makeup assistant
Irina Stoica	....	assistant makeup artist
Deanne Turner	....	hair stylist: UK
Deanne Turner	....	makeup artist: UK

Production Management
Burdette Anderson	....	post-production executive
Uri Mossinsohn	....	unit production manager
Pasha Shilov	....	production manager (as Pavel Shilov)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher S. Bryson	....	first assistant director
Irina Bryson	....	second second assistant director (as Irina Niculin)
Arabella Gilbert	....	third assistant director: UK
Jo Marr	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jo Marr	....	second assistant director
Mihaela Mihai	....	third assistant director
Michael Philip	....	second unit director
Ana-Alexandra Predescu	....	third assistant director
Anthony Wilcox	....	second assistant director: UK

Art Department
Alexandru Alecu	....	lead man
Sorin Avram	....	property master
Cristian Batran	....	set dresser
Valentina Belea	....	buyer
Mariana Bujoi	....	patina set dresser (2006)
Bogdan Cozma	....	swing
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	property master
Alexandru Grigorescu	....	buyer
Dorin Grigorescu	....	construction coordinator
Ionel Mandruta	....	on-set props assistant
Relu Mandruta	....	set dresser
Emilia Munteanu	....	draftswoman
Mihai Munteanu	....	draftsman
Petre Nica	....	swing
Iliuta Olteanu	....	swing
Anca Perja	....	art director: locations
Pisau Petrica	....	assistant property master
Renata Pop	....	art department coordinator
Ioana Puican	....	graphic artist
Gheorghe Stan	....	swing
Rosca Stefan	....	painter
Phillip Tellez	....	construction coordinator
Mihai Titoiu	....	illustrator
Mihai Titoiu	....	storyboard artist
Adrian Ungureanu	....	painter
Simona Valentin	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor
Jocelyn Caron	....	adr foley recordist
Cristian Deliu	....	boom operator
Guy Francoeur	....	foley artist
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Ion Geadau	....	second boom operator
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
David Grant	....	dialogue editor
John Graves	....	sound editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Sorin Neagu	....	sound mixer
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Ross	....	supervising sound editor
Jamey Scott	....	sound editor
Kelly Stewart	....	boom operator: second unit
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Mihai Reti	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Andrew Bardusk	....	visual effects: Chains
Carl Frytz	....	animator
Richard Kratt	....	digital compositor
Steven Lawrence	....	lead 3D artist: 11:11 MediaWorks
Mark Linthicum	....	main title design & animation
Tom Martinez Jr.	....	visual effects
Roger Nall	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeff M. Sharar	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Gabi Burlacu	....	stunts
Florian Ciprian	....	stunts
Ciprian Dumitrascu	....	stunt coordinator
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunt rigger
Vlad Iacob	....	stunt double
Vlad Iacob	....	stunts
Victor Ivascu	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Iulia Muresanu	....	stunt double: Charlotte
Mihaela Elena Oros	....	stunt double
Daniel Pisica	....	stunt rigger
Daniel Stoica	....	stunts
Nicolae Stoica	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Marius Alexandru	....	grip
Daniel Balteanu	....	rigging grip
Stefan Barsan	....	rigging electrician
Bogdan Becleanu	....	grip
George Besel	....	rigging electrician
Laurentiu Bogatu	....	electrician
Mihai Burtan	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Iurie Bustiuc	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Iurie Bustiuc	....	focus puller: second unit
Andrei Butica	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Calin Constantin	....	gaffer
Gelu Constantin	....	rigging electrician
Cezar Dragan	....	electrician
Gheorghe Enache	....	rigging grip
Marian Ene	....	key grip
Florica George	....	electrician
Sarbu Gigi	....	best boy grip
Bebe Guta	....	focus puller: "c" camera
Alexandru Ioan	....	still photographer
Tudor Mircea	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tudor Mircea	....	camera operator: second unit
Mircea Modoi	....	still photographer
Gabriel Nita	....	camera loader
Doru Perneac	....	electrician
Cornel Popescu	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Andrei Radulescu	....	video assistant
Daniel Stoica	....	rigging grip
Pat Sweeney	....	gaffer
Gheorghe Ursescu	....	best boy electric
Peter Velciov	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Velciov	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Andrew Zikely	....	assistant camera: second unit
Andrew Zikely	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Izabela Kervokian	....	casting assistant
Jeremy Zimmermann	....	casting: UK (as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claudia Castrase	....	set costumer
Nania Constantinescu	....	additional costume assistant
Elena Fratila	....	costume supervisor
Cristina Ghergheli	....	wardrobe assistant
Ramona Slug	....	additional costume assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Lazar	....	assistant editor
Scott Miller	....	assistant editor
Mel Rodriguez	....	additional editor
Royce Smith	....	color timer
Gregory Torrillo	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Richard Bronskill	....	orchestrator
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer
Peter Fuchs	....	scoring mixer
Katie McNeil	....	soundtrack album producer
Tom Villano	....	supervising music editor
Christopher Violette	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Marius Achim	....	driver: location van
Vasile Alexandri	....	driver
Nicu Alexe	....	driver: production car
Bobby Barbacioru	....	transportation coordinator
George Boborica	....	driver
Jan Bodranga	....	driver
Bogdan Buciumeanu	....	driver
Cosmina Chevorchian	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Lavinia Cojocaru	....	assistant transportation coordinator
George Croitoru	....	driver
Gabi Cromneanu	....	driver
Stefan Curteanu	....	driver
Viorel Diaconescu	....	driver: decoration car
Aurel Falcescu	....	driver
Dumitru Florentin	....	driver
Gabi Gnevnoi	....	driver
Adrian Guzgan	....	driver
Iulian Hancu	....	driver: art department
Ionut Lupu	....	driver
Costel Pandele	....	driver
Marius Paraschiv	....	driver
Vasile Popa	....	driver
Gica Stan	....	driver
Marian Stan	....	driver
Bogdan Stroescu	....	driver: props car
Mircea Stroescu	....	driver
Marian Vasile	....	driver
Marius Voinea	....	driver: decoration car

Other crew
Alex Balanica	....	assistant locations
Gabi Balanica	....	set production assistant
Eamon Barling	....	assistant: Mr. Kal Penn
Madalina Bland	....	production coordinator (as Madalina Simionescu)
Kat Blasband Page	....	assistant to producers (as Katherine Blasband)
Ted Boehm	....	assistant to producer
Alin Bonciog	....	caterer
Karina Cornea	....	assistant: Mr. Kalpenn Modi
Simina Cosma	....	production secretary
George Dinu	....	assistant location manager
Dana Eftimie	....	accounting assistant
Liviu Fister	....	assistant locations
Danielle Fox	....	travel coordinator
Iulian Garban	....	key set medic
Helen Gregory	....	production coordinator: UK
Ruxandra Grigorescu	....	set medic
Jo Harrop	....	assistant coordinator: UK
Mark Ivie	....	sword master
Emmett James	....	voice
Jonathan Leven	....	production executive
Mariana Lina	....	script supervisor
Stefania Maita	....	set medic
Madalina Manda	....	assistant locations
Costi Marcu	....	set medic
Pascal Martin	....	production staff
Mirela Mihai	....	base camp production assistant
Andreas Natis	....	key set production assistant
Eduard Paun	....	accounting assistant
Ramona Piser	....	craft service
Oana Radu	....	production secretary
Larry Rodriguez	....	studio executive
Adam W. Rosen	....	legal services
Vicki L. Sawyer	....	production accountant: Los Angeles
Tal Shamir	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Max Shaw	....	assistant: Kal Penn, UK
Hugh Spurling	....	studio executive
Diana Stan	....	set medic
Marius Stanciu	....	location manager
Mihaela Stoian	....	set production assistant
Gabi Tecuceanu	....	assistant crowd marshall
Paul Tecuceanu	....	crowd marshall
Luminita Turlui	....	production accountant
Oana Voicu	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
• Bauer Martinez Studios (as Bauer Martinez Entertainment) (presents)
• Tapestry Films
• Myriad Pictures (in association with)
• 11:11 Mediaworks

Distributors

• Bauer Martinez Studios (2006) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Intersonic (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Luxor Entertainment (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Luxor Entertainment (2007) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Shoval Film Production (2007) (Israel) (all media)
• VVS Films (2009) (Canada) (all media) (French speaking region)

Special Effects

• 11:11 Mediaworks (special visual effects)
• Metropolis Motion Picture Services (digital opticals)

Other Companies

• 424  sound re-recording
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Kentauros Entertainment  production facilities
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

"National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj" - USA (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive crude sexual content, some nudity and language

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Taj's last name Badalandabad, in Hindi slang, translates to "land where people have big penises"

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The candles when they are fighting have already been cut so that when the gentleman from the Fox and Hound hit them, they fall over.

Quotes:

Sadie:[staring at Simon's 11 inches] I'm surprised you don't get out more.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

Soundtrack:

Green Light

It really wasn't that bad

The bad reviews are kind of astonishing. I'm not sure what people were expecting for a National Lampoon's flick. I mean, the things we can compare it to are: "Adam and Eve," "Going the Distance," and "Barely Legal." The series is now just a raunch-fest of low-brow humor. If that's not what you're into, why did you watch the movie? The soundtrack of this movie was priceless, and people who point out the formulaic nature of the story should realize that it was the point. It wasn't a film that took itself seriously. It was a NATIONAL LAMPOONS movie. The series hasn't involved any family friendly humor since Christmas Vacation.

It's funny for a laugh, and I think people need to lighten up a bit. I'm tough to please, and I thought the movie was worth a few chuckles. The final scene (which I won't spoil, but can tell you it has to do with swords) was the coup de grâce for this underrated film. I give it a 7, out of 10.