College (2008)

Director:

Deb Hagan

Writers (WGA):

Dan Callahan (written by) &
Adam Ellison (written by)

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Best. Weekend. Ever.

Plot:

A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen. |

Plot Keywords:

High School | College | Break Up | Computer | Frat Party

Cast

Drake Bell	...	Kevin Brewer
Andrew Caldwell	...	Carter Scott
Andree Moss	...	Ashley
Carolyn Moss	...	Riley
Wendy Talley	...	Kevin's Mom
Kevin Covais	...	Morris Hooper
Alona Tal	...	Gina
Ryan Pinkston	...	Fletcher
Brandi Coleman	...	College Girl #1
Jessica Heap	...	College Girl #2
Finch Nissen	...	Sweaty Guy
Camille Mana	...	Heather
Haley Bennett	...	Kendall
Nathalie Walker	...	Amy
Nick Zano	...	Teague
Gary Owen	...	Bearcat
Zach Cregger	...	Cooper
Reggie Martinez	...	Goose (as Reginald Martinez)
Deejay Buras	...	Assless Chaps Guy (as Duane Buras Jr.)
Ethan Tobman	...	Jean Shorts Guy
Todd Voltz	...	Nitrous Guy
Melissa Lingafelt	...	Junior Girl
Brandy Blake	...	Girl #1
Ava Santana	...	Girl #2
Nick Erickson	...	Mr. Hooper
Wallace Merck	...	Dean Chandler
Stephanie Honore	...	Gina’s Friend
Marissa D'Onofrio	...	Tour Guide
Tracy Mulholland	...	Bitchy Sorority Sister
Romeo Clarke	...	Bouncer
Valentina Vaughn	...	Penthouse Pet #1
Heather Vandeven	...	Penthouse Pet #2
Verne Troyer	...	Verne Troyer
Lisa Morrison	...	Mrs. Chandler
Earl Maddox	...	Farmer
Amanda Abadie	...	Sorority Girl
Michael J. Gaeta	...	Police Sargeant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Balentine	...	Freshman parent (uncredited)
Michael P. Cahill	...	Mr. Hays (uncredited)
Michael Dardant	...	Fire Juggler (uncredited)
Jessica Dwyer	...	Bicyclist (uncredited)
Krystina Fisher	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Travis Fontenot	...	Frat Boy (uncredited)
Jenifer Rebecca Foster	...	Dominatrix (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Caferteria worker (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	College administrator (uncredited)
Armando Leduc	...	Frat boy (uncredited)
Cynthia Leigh	...	Tour Audience (uncredited)
Sami Naveed	...	Frat Guy (uncredited)
Nick Reasons	...	Frat Brother (uncredited)

Directed by
Deb Hagan

Writing credits (WGA)
Dan Callahan		(written by) &
Adam Ellison		(written by)

Produced by
John J. Anderson	....	producer
Kimberly C. Anderson	....	producer
Julie Dangel	....	producer
Sam Nazarian	....	executive producer
Malcolm Petal	....	producer
Adam Rosenfelt	....	producer
Marc Schaberg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Transcenders

Cinematography by
Dan Stoloff

Film Editing by
David Codron

Casting by
Freddy Luis
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully
Amy Staub

Production Design by
Ethan Tobman

Set Decoration by
Dorree Cooper

Costume Design by
Caroline Marx

Makeup Department
Nikki I Brown	....	assistant makeup artist
Samantha M. Capps	....	additional makeup artist
Stacey Herbert	....	makeup department head (as Stacey L. Taniguchi)
Susan 'Star' Orr	....	key hair stylist
Kent Richard	....	hair stylist
Kellie Robinson	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post-production supervisor
Robert Labrecque	....	production supervisor
Brian Pitt	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Altieri	....	key second assistant director
Eric Fox Hays	....	first assistant director
Tony Niknejadi	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Calabrese	....	leadman
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	set dresser
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	set dresser
Twig Leveque	....	prop assistant
Sam Lothridge	....	on-set dresser
Daniel A. Maes	....	set dresser
Trey Merrill	....	carpenter
Janna Roach	....	assistant property master
Maggie Rolland	....	props assistant
Michelle Rolland	....	property master
Maria Senger	....	art department production assistant
Jeff Taisey	....	construction coordinator
Denise Templeton	....	art department coordinator
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Marcus Turchi	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Kevin Becker	....	utility sound
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Rene Defrancesch	....	boom operator
David S. DiPietro	....	sound recordist
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Marks	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Stacey Michaels	....	foley mixer
David Miraglia	....	supervising sound editor
Jorge Montijo	....	sound editor
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Scelza	....	production sound mixer
Noel Vought	....	foley artist
Kevin Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor
Rob Parke	....	assistant sound (uncredited)
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Nash	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Andrew Scott Dixon	....	utility stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt coordinator
John Gilbert	....	stunts
Tanner Gill	....	stunts
T. Ryan Mooney	....	stunts
Holly O'Quin	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Grayson Austin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Grayson Austin	....	key Steadicam operator
David S. Campbell	....	steadicam operator
David C. Edwards	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Penelope Helmer	....	camera loader
Michael D. Kennedy	....	set lighting technician
Richard Lacy	....	first assistant camera
Patrick Longman	....	libra operator
Mike McGowan	....	Steadicam operator
Mike McGowan	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Declan Ryan	....	additional lighting technician
Louis Zlotowicz	....	additional second assistant camera

Animation Department
Steven Capra	....	animator
Campy Chaney	....	animator

Casting Department
James Bearb	....	casting assistant
Lauri David	....	background casting
Lauri David	....	extras casting
Moira Glace	....	casting assistant
Jacob Hamil	....	casting assistant
Scott M. King	....	extras casting intern
Brie Puneky	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annette Farnsworth	....	costume production assistant
April Justin	....	costumer
Ashley Martin	....	costume supervisor
Jill Stoutz	....	costume production assistant
Jill Stoutz	....	costumer

Editorial Department
George Chavez	....	color timer
Colby Enders	....	assistant editor
John Sellars	....	colorist

Music Department
Michael Baber	....	music editor
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Rebecca Rienks	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Brad Lips	....	fuel truck driver
Cindi Randall	....	transportation captain
Christy Zeller	....	transportation office coordinator

Other crew
Les Arceneaux	....	location assistant
Christopher C. Brown	....	production assistant
Chris Browne	....	key craft service
Kathy Chambless	....	production coordinator
Ariane Chatman	....	payroll accountant
Frank Duffy	....	set medic (as Frankie Lynch)
Jessica Dwyer	....	production assistant
Lorraine Evanoff	....	post-production accountant
Timothy Farmer	....	production assistant
Teri Fischer	....	first production accountant
W. Boyd Ford	....	assistant: cast
Jeff Galpin	....	head animal trainer
Suraj Gohill	....	production financing
Deb Hagan	....	opening title designer
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	....	animal wrangler
Jeremy Kirkland	....	production assistant
Yvette Laplace	....	assistant location manager
Mike Leonard	....	set production assistant
Julie Lopinto	....	second assistant accountant
Katie McMillan	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenfelt and Mr. Schaberg
Matthew D. Miller	....	production assistant
Scarlett Pettyjohn	....	business affairs: Element Films
Annie Poirier	....	assistant production coordinator
Nick Reasons	....	stand-in
Jonathan Thornton	....	prosthetic effects
Jimi Woods	....	location manager
Wayne Douglas Morgan	....	extras wrangler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Element Films (presents)
• L.I.F.T. Production (in association with) (as LIFT Productions)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• EarCandy  sound post-production
• Element Films  funding
• Film Production Capital  tax credit financing
• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content, nudity, language, drug and alcohol abuse.

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43899) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Mexico:C | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Element Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kevin (Drake Bell) receives a message on his cellphone at the beginning of the movie, the alert reads "New Text Message", but when Kevin opens the cellphone a Video Message plays from his friend Carter (Andrew Caldwell).

Movie Connections:

References Dark City (1998)

Soundtrack:

Queen of the Night Aria

Haven't I seen this film before?

Oh thats right, I have.

Lets see. Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Van Wilder, American Pie, Beta House, Accepted... ETC. ETC. ETC.

Whats the difference between those movies and "College?" The others managed to come up with more creative titles. Oh, and "Animal House" had John Belushi.

Seriously, if you've seen any of the above movies, then you've seen "College." The original ideas in "College" are so few and far between that you'll have to wonder if the creators of "College" actually bothered to write a script, or rather spun a wheel of clichés and inserted them in the appropriate spots. "College" once again tries to tell you what life on a University campus is 'supposed' to be like, and fails pretty horribly. You begin to wonder if the 'College' students in "College" are actually paying attendants of Fieldmont University (F.U! Get it? hah...no.) or they just happen to squat in the decrepit house near the campus. Apparently they don't attend classes, don't even OWN textbooks, and believe a GPA is a "Great Party Area" rated on a 0-4 scale.

Long story short, "College," while it claims it has something different than those other "College" films, is NOTHING you haven't seen done much better before. I hope it drowns out in its own filth and causes several film companies to go bankrupt, thus ensuring they'll never spit out cookie cutter crud like this.

Drake Bell and Co. deserve MUCH, MUCH better. They do well, but given a better script I would have been more impressed. I'd give it a 1 1/2 just because of their performances, but it won't let me so hey, their loss.

PLEASE, avoid it. You'll thank me later. And tell your friends to avoid it. Thats the only way to stop the cancerous spread