Freshman Orientation

2007

Freshman Orientation

Critics Consensus

This over-the-top comedy suffers from an exhaustive screenplay, which tries too hard to be funny...and fails.

32%

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37%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 792
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Movie Info

Can a young man win the hand of the girl of his dreams by convincing her that he prefers the company of men? That's the dilemma facing the protagonist of this independent comedy. Clay (Sam Huntington) was a big man on his high-school campus, but he discovers he's just another nobody when he starts his first year of college, and while he expected to be making time with lots of pretty coeds, most of the girls on campus could care less about him. As Clay hopes to improve his social status by rushing a fraternity after his dorm roommate unexpectedly dies, Amanda (Kaitlin Doubleday), another incoming freshman, is similarly hoping to join a sorority, and as part of her initiation she and the other pledges are each instructed to pick up a certain type of "loser" guy for a party where the boys will be humiliated as part of the evening's entertainment. Amanda is supposed to find a guy who is obviously gay, and her friend Jessica (Heather Matarazzo) mistakenly thinks Clay fits the bill. It doesn't take long for Clay to realize what's going on, but he decides to play along if it means going out with a pretty girl, and he gives himself a crash course in gay behavior in hopes of winning Amanda's heart with some help from amiable queer bartender Rodney (John Goodman). Produced under the title Home of Phobia, Freshman Orientation was the first feature film from writer and director Ryan Shiraki.
  • Rating:
    R (for strong sexual content, language and some drug use)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Ryan Shiraki
  • Written By:
    Ryan Shiraki
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Regent Releasing

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Cast

Sam Huntington
as Clay Adams
Marla Sokoloff
as Marjorie
Mike Erwin
as Matt
Heather Matarazzo
as Jessica
Kaitlin Doubleday
as Amanda
Bryce Johnson
as Tazwell
Jud Tylor
as Serena
Judy Tylor
as Serena
John Goodman
as Rodney
Rachel Dratch
as Very Drunk Chick
Michael Salinas
as Brennan
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Audience Reviews for Freshman Orientation

  • Apr 15, 2010
    Cute little indie comedy. Nice relaxed performance by Sam Huntington.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Dec 11, 2008
    This could be the next American Pie movie (and that hasn't been a compliment since the third one!).
    Nicki M Super Reviewer
  • Jun 21, 2008
    hilarious teen comedy, one of the better ones of late. definatly worth seeing!
    Andrea C Super Reviewer
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