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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 18, 2006
Box Office
$38.5M
Budget
$23.0M
Return
1.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 14, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment
Quotes
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Taglines
Battle Royale
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Creating Their Own College Opportunity
Taglines
When every college turned them down...they made one up.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Justin Long
Bartleby Gaines
J
Jonah Hill
Sherman Schrader
Blake Lively
Monica Moreland
A
Adam Herschman
Glen
C
Columbus Short
Hands
M
Maria Thayer
Rory
L
Lewis Black
Uncle Ben
J
Jim O'Heir
Mr. Schrader
M
Mark Derwin
Jack Gaines
A
Ann Cusack
Diane Gaines
H
Hannah Marks
Lizzie Gaines
R
Robin Lord Taylor
Abernathy
D
Diora Baird
Kiki
L
Lisa Gleave
Kiki's Best Friend
J
Joe Hursley
Maurice / The Ringers
J
Jeremy Howard
Freaky Student
A
Anthony Heald
Dean Van Horne
R
Ross Patterson
Mike McNaughton
S
Sam Horrigan
Mike Welsh
T
Travis Van Winkle
Hoyt Ambrose
