Dorm Daze (2003)

Set during a crazy afternoon in the lives of a dozen college students at a co-ed dorm that starts with the arrival of two very different women with the same name of Dominique.

Directors:

David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand

Writers:

Patrick Casey, Josh Miller (as Worm Miller)

Stars:

Tatyana Ali, Boti Bliss, Gable Carr

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatyana Ali	...	Claire
Boti Bliss	...	Dominique the Hooker
Gable Carr	...	Rachel
Patrick Cavanaugh	...	Pete
James DeBello	...	Cliff Richards
Marieh Delfino	...	Gerri Farber
Tony Denman	...	Newmar
Danielle Fishel	...	Marla
Courtney Gains	...	Lorenzo the Black Hand
Gregory Hinton	...	Ted
Edwin Hodge	...	Tony
Paul Hansen Kim	...	Wang
Katie Lohmann	...	Dream Girl
Jennifer Lyons	...	Lynne
Marie Noelle Marquis	...	Dominique the Student

Storyline

Dorm Daze unfolds during a crazy afternoon at a university co-ed dormitory in the days before Christmas break when one of the students, Styles McFee, hires a prostitute named Dominique for his unwitting brother, Booker, to lose his virginity. But Booker prefers to lose his virginity to his long-term sweetheart Rachel just down the hall. Meanwhile, another student, named Wang, awaits the arrival of a French foreign exchange student, who speaks little English, also named Dominique. Farcical wackiness ensues as a series of mistaken identities and mishaps escalate into monumental proportions starting when Wang leaves for work, Dominique the Student arrives and is mistaken for the prostitute by Styles, while Dominique the Hooker is mistaken for the student by others including the two dorm gossip queens Lynne and Marla. Other characters involve Adrienne, who is targeted by the dorm geek, Newmar, with whom they had a drunken fling the night before. Adrienne tries to find a missing handbag ...

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Plot Keywords:

miniskirt | prostitute | mistaken identity | voyeur | female removes her dress | 

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Taglines:

It all started three days before Christmas break with a prostitute and a large, French sausage...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2004 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Dorm Day Crazy

Filming Locations:

Balboa Park - 1549 El Prado, San Diego, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,018, 28 September 2003, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$56,127

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$436,365

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Lampoon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only actors to appear in all three films of the Dorm Daze trilogy are: James DeBello (Cliff), Tony Denman (Newmar), Jennifer Lyons (Lynne), Patrick Cavanaugh (Pete), Paul Hansen Kim (Wang), Patrick Casey (Mike) and Josh Miller (Brady).

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Goofs

When Claire opens up Adrienne's letter in Tony's room, she uses both hands. In the very next shot, a close-up of the letter, she's holding in only in her right hand.

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Connections

Followed by Transylmania (2009)

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Soundtracks

Real Girl
Written by Jason Moss, Micha, Mary Friedman
Performed by Red Dye #2
Courtesy of Noma Music

User Reviews

Hilariousness ensues in wacky farcical melee

One may imagine prior to viewing a National Lampoon's film what to expect. Gross out humor, nudity, sexual misunderstandings, and so on. 'Dorm Daze' has all of this, and so much more. Written(By Minnesota natives Patrick Casey and Worm Miller)in the style of a Shakespearen Farce, the jokes of the movie are primarily set up by misunderstandings amoungst a cast of college freshman. It is the day before Christmas break at Billingsly University, and with the RA on vacation, some of the students decide to indulge themselves in some otherwise inappropriate personal endeavours. The Character Stiles(Patrick Renna), orders a prostitute for his virgin brother Booker(Chris Owens), while at the same time a new foreign exchange student with the same name is scheduled to show up. As one could imagine, misunderstandings lead to wackiness, and wackiness leads to ridiculous hilarity. Standout performances by Patrick Renna, Tony Denman, Danielle Fischelle, Tatiyana Ali, and Boti Bliss(as the prostitute), make this film well worth seeing time and time again.

Some other critics have not been as pleased by this cornacopia of laughs as this critic. Why you may ask? Because other critics are stupid, and they obviously don't understand the concept of a farce. If you as a viewer laughed at 'Animal House', 'American Pie', or 'Van Wilder', then 'Dorm Daze' is your movie, and in my opinion the best of its kind since possibly 'Animal House' (Which most critics didn't like at the time either, morons). In fact the only problems i had with the movie were some post production flaws that didn't fit with the rest of the comedic mood. An undernourished and weak soundtrack, and some 'Zach Morris' looks straight out of 'Saved by the Bell' were the few problems this critic had, although they took nothing away from the ingenious dialouge and hilarious performances that the film embodies. If you haven't seen 'Dorm Daze' yet, make sure to do it after having gone to the bathroom, to make sure you don't pee yourself when you laugh your ass off. Movies this funny are a few and far between.