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Title: Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ryan Reynolds | ... | Van Wilder | |
| Tara Reid | ... | Gwen Pearson | |
| Tim Matheson | ... | Vance Wilder Sr. | |
| Kal Penn | ... | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | |
| Teck Holmes | ... | Hutch | |
| Daniel Cosgrove | ... | Richard Bagg | |
| Deon Richmond | ... | Mini Cochran | |
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Alex Burns | ... | Gordon |
| Emily Rutherfurd | ... | Jeannie | |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Professor McDoogle | |
| Erik Estrada | ... | Erik Estrada | |
| Curtis Armstrong | ... | Campus Cop | |
| Jason Winer | ... | Panos Patakos | |
| Chris Owen | ... | Suicidal Freshman | |
| Simon Helberg | ... | Vernon | |
In certain circles, Van Wilder is a living legend at Coolidge College, where he's been a student now for seven years, not yet having completed his degree requirements. Despite being bright, he never attends classes anymore, instead hosting parties, imparting his brand of wisdom to his adoring fans, hosting school organization fundraisers, and rallying the college spirit among the student body. Conversely, Van loves his Coolidge life. In his antics, he has a 2ic in Hutch, and always hires a personal assistant, this year's being a South Asian transfer student named Taj, who wants to learn from the best, namely Van. Van's college life is threatened when his wealthy neglectful father only now learns that Van is still in school, Wilder Sr. who has been paying his way all this time. As such, Wilder Sr. pulls the plug on that subsidy, meaning that Van has to figure out a way to pay for his Coolidge life. Because of his living legend status, Van becomes the subject of a series of articles by ... Written by Huggo
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I am not a fan of gross out humor, but there was something about this movie that cracked me up. I absolutely LOVE Ryan Reynolds. I think he is a gifted comedian, and this was a great forum for him to get himself "out there."
I thought the dog jokes were extremely gross, especially the eclair scene, and I will NEVER be able to eat another one again! (Also, custard now makes me gag. :))
I enjoyed Taj, and thought the actor did a great job with that role. I imagine it was difficult to do with a straight face.
The one thing I did not like about the movie was TARA REID. How in God's green earth did this girl EVER get into movies. The ONLY thing I have ever liked her in was "Scrubs", and I think it's because she seems truer to that character.
The outtakes at the end are good, so don't turn it off too soon.