How I Got Into College (1989)

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. ... See full summary »

Director:

Savage Steve Holland

Writer:

Terrel Seltzer

Stars:

Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, Lara Flynn Boyle

Cast

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

college | dental headgear | dental braces | claim in title | reference to ed mcmahon | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

How I Got Into College

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$651,850, 21 May 1989, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$1,642,239

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original director, Jan Eliasberg was fired during production and replaced by Savage Steve Holland.

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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.

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Quotes

Marlon Browne: People choose colleges for all kinds of idiotic reasons, like fraternities and Slavic language departments.

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Connections

References Wheel of Fortune (1983)

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Soundtracks

In the Name of Love
Written by Steve Dorff, Philip Allen Brown

User Reviews

Sleeper comedy

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.