Old School

20032003
RR
1h 28m

Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Luke Wilson in Old School (2003)

Three men disenchanted with life try to recapture their college days.

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Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.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)
- Scot Armstrong(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 5 nominations

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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. —Matthew Patay

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Taglines
- Critics say, "'Old School' is dumb and pointless." We say, "WHO CARES?"
Genre
- Comedy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some strong sexual content, nudity and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Frank's streaking scene was shot on a city street. As Will Ferrell remembered it, one of the storefronts was a twenty-four-hour gym with Stairmasters and treadmills in the window. "I was rehearsing in a robe, and all these people are in the gym, watching me. I asked one of the production assistants, 'Shouldn't we tell them I'm going to be naked?' Sure enough, I dropped my robe and there were shrieks of pure horror. After the first take, nobody was at the window anymore. I took that as a sign of approval."

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%.

Quotes
Mitch Martin: True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend...

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

Alternate versions
The Unrated DVD contains about a minute of new footage. It includes more of Frank streaking and more with Andy Dick's character, with references to animal sex and ejaculation.

Connections
Featured in 'Old School' Orientation (2003)

Soundtracks
To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)
Written by Ryan Adams & David Rawlings
Performed by Ryan Adams
Courtesy of Heartbreak Inc.

Top review

Oasis in a desert of PC movies (and reviews)

Its sad to see so many reviewers miss the constant laughs that this film provides. Its like a wine that as it breathes it just gets better and better. I have seen this move probably 10 times and I swear, every time I watch it again, I find something funny that I missed before.

Sure if you just look at it on its face, you will only see it for that, and miss all the brilliant humor. There are tons of lines that I repeat and use on a daily basis. Vince is amazing, Luke is perfect, Will rocks. They create real magic, and the script just rocks one line after another. If you don't see this movie because someone here didn't get it, you are missing out on one of the best movies of 2003.

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Nov 11, 2004

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Release date
- February 21, 2003 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official Facebook
Language
- English
Also known as
- Eski maktab
Filming locations
- Glendale, California, USA
Production companies
- Dreamworks Pictures
- The Montecito Picture Company
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Budget
- $24,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $75,585,093
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,453,216
- Feb 23, 2003
Gross worldwide
- $87,135,520

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Runtime
1 hour 28 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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