How I Got into College

How I Got into College
by Savage Steve Holland

How I Got into College
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Actor: Anthony Edwards, Charles Rocket, Corey Parker, Finn Carter, Lara Flynn Boyle
Director: Savage Steve Holland
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Movie Reviews of How I Got into College

Movie Review: Awesomely Cheesy
Summary: 3 Stars

This movie is so cheesy it's hard not laugh at even the serious moments. The acting is terrible and the writing is cliche 80's classic cheese. I loved laughing at it. For that, I give it three stars.

Summary of How I Got into College

Carefree class clown Marlon Browne (Corey Parker) is about to endure the most horrific experience of his young life - getting into college - in this hilarious screwball comedy. He'll undergo the shock of entrance exams?the torture of meeting college recruiters?and the painstaking process of chosing the right school. But before it's over, his world will be turned upside down by the girl he loves (Lara Flynn Boyle) and the two shady college prep tutors (Phil Hartman and Nora Dunn) who are milking him for all he's worth!
This diverting (if very unrealistic) comedy focuses on the exploits of charmingly naive Marlon Browne (Corey Parker), a well-meaning but scholastically average high school student intent upon attending the same college as the girl of his dreams, his classmate Jessica Kailo (a young, perky Lara Flynn Boyle). To Marlon, Jessica seemingly has it all: looks, intelligence, and sophistication. His dilemma is that she is a far brighter student whose main choice, Ramsey College, seems hopelessly out of his reach, so the awkward but determined Marlon endeavors to get accepted there. But little does Marlon know that Jessica is also struggling with tremendous pressures of her own. Director Savage Steve Holland (Better Off Dead) exaggerates many sequences--including the college fair, college interview, and college acceptance scenes--to humorously portray the traumatic adolescent experience of applying to college. Taken as an '80s pop-culture time capsule, and disregarding its blatantly two-dimensional characterizations, How I Got Into College is fluffy fun; there is a genuine chemistry between Parker and Boyle. However, one has to wonder why the filmmakers are making the bizarre statement that it's ideal for Marlon to plan for this potential adolescent romance without any regard for his future. Among the film's notable cast appearances, Anthony Edwards (E.R.) plays Marlon's supportive and sympathetic liaison at Ramsey College, while Nora Dunn and Phil Hartman make goofy cameos as SAT/college-prep counselors who bilk students out of money by offering them transparent advice. --Bryan Reesman

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