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Old School (2003)

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Reviews Counted:60

Fresh:27

Rotten:33

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: While not consistently funny, the movie does have its moments.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some strong sexual content, nudity and language

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 21, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $74,608,545

Synopsis: In Todd Phillips' OLD SCHOOL, Mitch (Luke Wilson), a thirtysomething businessman, has found himself living a boring, mundane lifestyle. Unfortunately for him, his girlfriend, Heidi (Juliette... In Todd Phillips' OLD SCHOOL, Mitch (Luke Wilson), a thirtysomething businessman, has found himself living a boring, mundane lifestyle. Unfortunately for him, his girlfriend, Heidi (Juliette Lewis), has been getting more adventurous on her own, by throwing wild sex parties while he's away. When Mitch catches her in the act, he moves out and takes up residence in a house close to the local university. This prompts his buddies--the newly married Frank (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn), a jaded husband, father, and stereo-store tycoon--to throw Mitch a huge party in honor of his renewed single status. Antics at the party lead to the formation of a makeshift fraternity where age and academics don't matter, and Mitch is the reluctant "godfather." But when the university's scheming dean (Jeremy Piven) catches wind of the new fraternity, he becomes determined to stop their fun. Will the boys overcome the dean's sinister plans? Will Mitch find love again? Will Frank please stop running around naked? And, hey, isn't that the cute girl who plays Jack Bauer's daughter on the TV series 24? These questions--and many more--are answered in the giddily fun and unabashedly immature OLD SCHOOL. [More]

Starring: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven

Starring: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo, Juliette Lewis, Leah Remini, Perrey Reeves, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Tanaka, Craig Kilborn, Artie Lange, Seann William Scott, Andy Dick

Director: Todd Phillips

Director: Todd Phillips
Screenwriter: Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong
Producer: Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck, Todd Phillips
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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  • Three men relive their carefree college years by killing off as many brain cells as possible in this over-the-top comedy. Mitch (Luke Wilson) returns home from a less-than-pleasant business trip one evening to discover his wife, Heidi (Juliette Lewis), involved in a ménage à trois with two blindfolded strangers. Feeling less than welcome at home after this, Mitch rents a house near the campus of a nearby college; two of Mitch's old college buddies, Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell), stop by to cheer him up. They soon become regular guests at Mitch's place, despite the fact that Frank only recently wed Marissa (Perrey Reeves), while Beanie and his wife, Lara (Leah Remini), are busy with two kids. Beanie decides to throw a housewarming party for Mitch, and since Beanie sells audio equipment for a living, he's able to trick out the big bash with a massive PA system and an appearance by Snoop Dogg. Mitch soon finds he's the not-entirely-willing proprietor of the school's leading party spot, which raises the ire of Pritchard (Jeremy Piven), a dean at the college who was the target of Mitch, Frank, and Beanie's abuse when they were all students. Pritchard arranges to have Mitch's neighborhood zoned into a student housing district, but Beanie and Frank respond by forming a fraternity and making Mitch's home their headquarters. Mitch, however, is not enthusiastic about the idea, especially as he's trying to impress Nicole (Ellen Pompeo), a beautiful divorcee who is less than enchanted with Frank and Beanie's "party hearty" lifestyle. Old School director Todd Phillips knows more than a bit about the seamy side of fraternity life as director of the infamous unreleased documentary Frat House.
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    Dave Davis
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    Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
    04/29/09
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Cinema Crazed

    There's nothing new and clever about Will Ferrell running through a party naked, but great comedy isn't always pretty.

    Full Review Source: DVDSleuth.com | comment Comment
    12/15/08
    Mike Long
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    12/11/08
    Doug Maclean
    Doug Maclean
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    ...some clever repartee and a couple of cute gags. It's not much to hang a picture on, but it suffices for a pleasant-enough experience. (Blu-ray Edition)

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    12/10/08
    John J. Puccio
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    10/16/08
    R. L. Shaffer
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    Full Review Source: JackassCritics.com | comment Comment
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    Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
    12/11/07
    Adam Tyner
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    Full Review Source: DVD Authority.com | comment Comment
    12/05/07
    Matt Brighton
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    Full Review Source: Exclaim! | comment Comment
    08/03/07
    Exclaim!

    Not exactly a time-travel fantasy, but definitely inhabited by spaced-out, anachronistic characters, Old School is about a trio of 30-something buds who yearn to go back to the past in order to avoid the present.

    Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
    06/22/07
    Prairie Miller
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    Garth Franklin
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    03/10/05
    Jules Faber
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    10/22/03
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    10/14/03
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