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 beginning 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:

Why do men act like boys? Because they can.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexual content, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Frank (Will Ferrell) got married, he did so at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, California. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson were in that same church for Wedding Crashers (2005).

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Goofs

In order for their total score to drop from an 84 average to a 58 average with Blue's 0 scores, there could only have been 2 members (3 if you include Blue). In fact, with 15 members, their score could only drop to a 79.6%.

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Quotes

Frank: We're going streaking!

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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

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Will Ferrell Performances (2012)

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Soundtracks

Master Of Puppets
Written by Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
Performed by Metallica
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

enjoyable if not always on target

A man in his mid-thirties is restless, disheartened, and fed up with life in general after breaking up with his longtime girlfriend. He moves into a house on a college campus where, against his better judgment but with the persuasion of his equally depressed, unhappily married buddies, he starts an unofficial fraternity. To their surprise, the fraternity turns into a huge success that allows the three of them to recapture the spirit of their beloved college years. Intentionally goofy, college-oriented comedy from the director of Road Trip is uneven at times, but the cast is good and there are often some very funny moments. **½

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

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

Gross USA:

$75,585,093

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$87,135,520

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamworks Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1