Accepted (2006)

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

Director:

Steve Pink

Writers:

Adam Cooper (screenplay), Bill Collage (screenplay)

Stars:

Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Long	...	Bartleby Gaines
Jonah Hill	...	Sherman Schrader
Adam Herschman	...	Glen
Columbus Short	...	Daryl 'Hands' Holloway
Maria Thayer	...	Rory Thayer
Lewis Black	...	Ben Lewis
Blake Lively	...	Monica Moreland
Mark Derwin	...	Jack Gaines
Ann Cusack	...	Diane Gaines
Hannah Marks	...	Lizzie Gaines
Robin Lord Taylor	...	Abernathy Darwin Dunlap
Sam Horrigan	...	Mike Welsh
Joe Hursley	...	Maurice / The Ringers
Jeremy Howard	...	Freaky Student
Anthony Heald	...	Dean Richard Van Horne

Storyline

After being rejected from every college he applied, Bartleby Gaines decided to create a fictitious university, South Harmon Institute of Technology, with his friends, to fool their parents. But when their deception works too well and every other college rejects starts to apply to his school, B. must find a way to give the education and future his students and friends deserves, including his own, while trying to win the heart of the girl next door.

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Plot Keywords:

man wears eyeglasses | woman wears a bikini | boy wears eyeglasses | g.i. bill | teen movie | 

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Taglines:

Battle Royale

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual material and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though she plays a recent high school graduate, Maria Thayer was 30 when this movie was filmed.

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Goofs

After B gets done singing "Blitzkrieg Bop", he tells Monica he channeled the ghost of Johnny Ramone. Johnny was their guitarist. B would have been channeling the ghost of Joey Ramone.

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Quotes

Bartleby Gaines: Schrader, what about you? What do you want to learn?
Sherman Schrader: Well, B, I'm glad you asked actually, 'cause since we're going to prison, I'm gonna learn how to carve a shank out of my toothbrush.

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Crazy Credits

The last line in the credits segment "The Filmmakers Wish To Thank" reads, "And all the Students at South Harmon Institute of Technology".

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Jonah Hill Performances (2016)

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Soundtracks

Walkin' the Walk
Written by Daniel May
Performed by The Daniel May Quartet
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari / MasterSource

User Reviews

Surprisingly Inspirering.

A great movie. The movie was even better then the commercials put on. And believe it or not it was very very inspirational. I really think anyone who walks out of the movie at the end will be inspired one way or another.

It was kinda corny at the very beginning, but quickly picks up. I laughed. I laughed very hard on some parts. The acting is basically above average, nothing special, but better then average. I can safely say it was the second funniest movie to come out this summer (1st funniest being CLERKS II). So after all of that I give it a 7/10 (a high seven, but not quite an eight).

Details

Official Sites:

Universal [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Accepted

Filming Locations:

Chapman University - One University Drive, Orange, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,023,835, 20 August 2006

Gross USA:

$36,323,505

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,623,262

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1