Marlon has a crush on Jessica (running for high school senior class president). Jessica wants to attend Ramsey College. Marlon wants to go wherever Jessica is going. Problem: low SAT score.
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Title: How I Got Into College (1989)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Anthony Edwards | ... | Kip Hammett | |
| Corey Parker | ... | Marlon Browne | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Jessica Kailo | |
| Finn Carter | ... | Nina Sachie | |
| Charles Rocket | ... | Leo Whitman | |
| Christopher Rydell | ... | Oliver | |
| Gary Owens | ... | Sports Announcer (voice) | |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | ... | Coach Evans | |
| Tichina Arnold | ... | Vera Cook | |
| Bill Raymond | ... | Flutter | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Dean Patterson | |
| Nicolas Coster | ... | Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr. | |
| Micole Mercurio | ... | Betty Kailo | |
| Robert Ridgely | ... | George Kailo | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Bill Browne | |
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The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores. Written by Craig D. Barker <cdbarker@umich.edu>
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Written by Joseph Vitarelli, Jason Scheff, Edgy Lee and Savage Steve Holland
Performed by Jason Scheff
Courtesy of Polygram Records
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The library scene was filmed at Hollywood High School. The building is an example of the art deco period and the mural seen above the actors was completed in 1939. See more »Goofs
Jessica thinks she's blown the interview and rips open her shirt, she then runs out of the office holding her shirt closed with Marlon only a few seconds behind her. However when Marlon catches up to her, the shirt is perfectly buttoned up even though she didn't have any time to button up. See more »Quotes
Marlon Browne: People choose colleges for all kinds of idiotic reasons, like fraternities and Slavic language departments.See more »
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YoungWritten by Joseph Vitarelli, Jason Scheff, Edgy Lee and Savage Steve Holland
Performed by Jason Scheff
Courtesy of Polygram Records
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19 May 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$651,850, 21 May 1989Gross USA:
$1,642,239Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,642,239Company Credits
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Good light entertainment that never quite passed into the mainstream, despite featuring several performers who later became better-known: Anthony Edwards before he lost his hair and became a famous TV doc, Corey Parker before he became a caricature of himself, and Lara Flynn Boyle before she became a skeleton. A lightweight and quirky farce about the college admissions process, this bit of fluff also has a really nice heart, plus fun performances by Finn Carter as Edwards's true love and Chris Rydell as Parker's ultracool best friend.