Old School (2003)

Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

Court Crandall (story), Todd Phillips (story)

Stars:

Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Wilson	...	Mitch
Will Ferrell	...	Frank
Vince Vaughn	...	Beanie
Jeremy Piven	...	Pritchard
Ellen Pompeo	...	Nicole
Juliette Lewis	...	Heidi
Leah Remini	...	Lara
Perrey Reeves	...	Marissa
Craig Kilborn	...	Mark
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Darcie
Seann William Scott	...	Peppers
Matt Walsh	...	Walsh
Artie Lange	...	Booker
Patrick Fischler	...	Michael
Sara Tanaka	...	Megan

Storyline

Mitch, Frank and Beanie are disillusioned with their personal lives begining when Mitch's nymphomanic girlfriend, Heidi, cheats on him, then former party animal Frank gets married, but unwilling to let go of his wild life, and Beanie is a family man seeking to reclaim his wild and crazy youth. Beanie suggests that they form their own fraternity in Mitch's new house on a college campus to re-live their glory days by bringing together a variety of misfit college students, losers, middle-aged and elderly retirees as their new friends and later try to avoid being evicted by the new Dean of Students, Pritchard, whom still holds a personal grudge against all three of them.

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Plot Keywords:

college student | blindfolded woman | college | fraternity | girl wearing panties | 

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Taglines:

All the fun of college, none of the education.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Old School

Filming Locations:

UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,453,216, 23 February 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$75,585,093

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$87,055,349

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, The Montecito Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea for the film came when Writer and Director Todd Phillips was talking to a friend of his who had seen and enjoyed Phillips' movie Frat House (1998) and told him, "You know what would be funny is a movie about older guys who start a fraternity of their own." After being told by Phillips to write it, he presented Phillips with a "loose version" of the finished product.

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Goofs

Mitch-a-palooza is held on a Thursday as stated on fliers. When the college kids goad Frank to have a drink he says he can't because he has plans with his wife tomorrow saying, "We have a nice little Saturday planned." What happened to Friday?

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Quotes

Frank: I told my wife I wouldn't drink tonight. Besides, I got a big day tomorrow. You guys have a great time.
College Student: A big day? Doing what?
Frank: Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time.

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Crazy Credits

During most of the end credits, there are scenes showing what happened to the main characters.

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Alternate Versions

The new additions are

• 1. Extra 15 seconds or so of Frank streaking. (The scene where he is leaving the party and runs down the street setting off the car alarm)
• 2. Extra 45 seconds or so with Andy Dick, lots of stuff in this scene that was cut.
• 3. Finally, there seems to be an additional 5 seconds or so with the naked girls in the KY Jelly.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: Jurassic World (2015)

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Soundtracks

Louie Louie
Written by Richard Berry
Performed by Black Flag
Courtesy of SST Records

User Reviews

How can you not like this??

Frank (Will Ferrell), Beenie (Vince Vaughn) and Mitch (Luke Wilson) three men who form a fraternity to legally stay in the house Mitch just purchased. This movie is jam packed with endless comedy of course it's Will Ferrell you can't help but laugh at the dude every time you see him. Old School when it hit DVD was the number one rented movie in North America thats quiet good for a movie anyone barely heard of when it first came out. But this movie caught the eyes of many fans. It should have a higher rating but I guess some people thought it was average. but to tell the truth it kicked some major comedy's to the curve. Not using so much of a teenage scene they conquered the mix of adulthood with college students forming a fan base for both a younger and older audience. By younger I mean 16 and up but usually movies either aim for 16 to 25 years of age. But this movie provides an entertainment that everyone can enjoy yes even your grandma. This movie definitely deserves a 10 and I have the power to do that. Buy this movie for god sakes it's a great movie to add to the comedy collection.