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:

The rejected have defected

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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

There is a character named Rory who has been working her whole life to go to Yale. In the TV show Gilmore Girls, the main character, named Rory, has been working her whole life to go to Harvard but then ends up going to Yale.

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Goofs

The stamp on Bartelby's last rejection letter (Ohio State) changes between shots while he is opening the envelope.

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Quotes

Bartleby Gaines: Uh, Dean Lewis why don't you tell them a little bit about the philosophy here at south Harmon?
Uncle Ben: Look, we throw a lot of fancy words in front of these kids in order to attract them to going to school in the belief that they're gonna have a better life, and we know that all were doing is breeding a whole new generation of buyers and sellers, BUYERS AND SELLERS! Pimps and whores, PIMPS AND WHORES! and indoctrinating them into a life long hell of debt and indecision!
Jack Gaines: I... I, I just don't understand...
Uncle Ben: ...
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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

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

Holiday
Written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt
Performed by Green Day
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Delivers a message with a laugh.

From the creators of Bruce Almighty and Liar Liar! The film took a while to pick up from the start, at least for me seeing as I expected this was a run-along America Pie flick. But it was slightly different-- a fun-loving slacker who finishes high school and makes his OWN college, running it accordingly. As you can expect, there's a lot of parties and hot girls in bikinis but this film tried harder than your average teen flick. Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) encourages his students / peers to learn through freedom of expression and ultimately 'shove it to the system.' The humour was varied which I loved. All the cast delivered fantastic performances-- hire this one out with a friend, it's a bloody crack up!

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