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Old School

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• Comedy
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• 2003
• Todd Phillips
• 88 mins
• 15

Summary

Comedy starring Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn. Bored and disillusioned with their adult lives, three 30-something buddies try to recapture the fun of their college years by establishing their own off-campus fraternity. However, their unconventional antics soon attract the unwelcome attention of the local university dean.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Sloan Freer

This early romp from Joker director Todd Phillips is a spirit-lifting scream. A well-scripted frat-boy flick with a twist, it has a tale that's so irrepressible that it's hard not to warm to its infantile charms. Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn let it all hang out (in Ferrell's case, quite literally) as bored and disillusioned buddies who try to recapture the fun of their college years by establishing their own off-campus fraternity. While Wilson's dry comic style only really comes to life during the film's bolder set pieces, Vaughn and Ferrell are such natural clowns that they up the tempo whenever they're on screen. Of course it's no great stretch for star Vaughn to do sleazy, sharp wit; neither is Ferrell a stranger to slapstick. However, the two combined are a chuckle-inducing delight, taking the film beyond the realm of just another Animal House carbon copy.

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7.2/10

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Cast

rolenameMitchLuke WilsonFrankWill FerrellBeanieVince VaughnGordon PritchardJeremy PivenNicoleEllen PompeoHeidiJuliette LewisLaraLeah ReminiMarissa Perrey ReevesMarkCraig KilbornDarcieElisha CuthbertPeppersSeann William ScottSnoop DoggSnoop Dogg Warren GWarren G Mr SpringbrookHarve Presnell

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rolenameDirectorTodd Phillips

Details

Theatrical distributor

UIP

Released on

2003-05-09

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing, sex scenes, nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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