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Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
Theatrical
Mar 29, 2002
Box Office
$39.2M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
6.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 20, 2002
Director
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Studio
Tapestry Films, Myriad Pictures, Artisan Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Concern About Van's Academic Status
Vance Wilder, Sr.
Van is still in school?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Culmination of Desire and Connection
Taj
This is the culmination of my being.
Naomi
Baby, I'm about to culminate, now get over here.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection
Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is an outgoing, friendly, and extremely popular student who has been at Coolidge College for seven years. For the past six years, he has made no effort to graduate, instead...
Cast
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Ryan Reynolds
Van Wilder
T
Tara Reid
Gwen Pearson
T
Tim Matheson
Vance Wilder Sr.
K
Kal Penn
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
T
Teck Holmes
Hutch
D
Daniel Cosgrove
Richard Bagg
D
Deon Richmond
Mini Cochran
A
Alex Burns
Gordon
E
Emily Rutherfurd
Jeannie
P
Paul Gleason
Professor McDoogle
E
Erik Estrada
Erik Estrada
C
Curtis Armstrong
Campus Cop
J
Jason Winer
Panos Patakos
C
Chris Owen
Suicidal Freshman
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Simon Helberg
Vernon
A
Aaron Paul
Wasted Guy
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Ivana Bozilovic
Naomi
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Kim Smith
Casey
T
Teresa Hill
Hot Female Doctor
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Megan Gallagher
Holyoke Hottie
