National Lampoon's Van Wilder

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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

R

2002

1h 35m

Comedy

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He's the biggest man on campus. He's the boss with the sauce. And he's the guy all the girls want and all the guys want to be. 'Cause in the collegiate jungle, there can be only one king ... and at Coolidge College it's Van Wilder. In the grand tradition of comedy classics like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "National Lampoon's Vacation," "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" will charm you, move you and gross you out.

Critics Consensus

A derivative gross-out comedy that's short on laughs.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/26/2010

1/5

The grossest, most disgusting humor imaginable.

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Scott Foundas

Variety

08/08/2008

Strangely likable and only about half as puerile as the average MTV reality series.

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Time Out

01/26/2006

There's one saving grace: Reynolds may look a lot like NL's Chevy Chase, but, hey, he's actually quite likeable.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/13/2019

How this film received an R rating is beyond me. The gross factor alone is enough to warrant a new categorization by the MPAA.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

05/02/2018

All things considered, National Lampoon's Van Wilder just doesn't fit the National Lampoon brand.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

1/4

Rude, crude, obnoxious, disgusting, and unfunny...

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Frank S

@RT67539704 Jan 4

This is probably one of the stupidest movies I have ever seen. I laughed one time. A friend of mine told me about a scene with pastries, and he said it was the funniest scene he's ever seen, and then he proceeded to say that he didn't like films like American Pie… After seeing National Lampoon's Van Wilder I told him American Pie is Shakespeare compared to Van Wilder.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 18

It's great if your in college. I mean, it wasn't any more inappropriate than any other movie of this kind. I went into it thinking the worst thing could happen, but it wasn't that bad. Cornerstone to the subgenre, which this movie basically started. Funny to see where Reynolds got his roots.

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Alexandria W

@RT54337863 Aug 24

These movies from the early 2000's set us up for adult hood.. These movies are the best and im now going to let my 15yr old son watch them.. It will set him up for college and the world as its s.... now... back then life was so much simpler and we were allowed to have a laugh and call people names without them being offended because that was the way we were brought up..

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Trey G

@RT72897721 Aug 19

Hilarious especially for its time

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Rehan T

@RT81460504 May 26

Movie was alright, not bad for a one time watch...

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MariofanAlex445 T

@RT47678067 02/17/2025

This was a good film. The story was entertaining, the jokes were decent, and the on screen chemistry between Reynolds and Reid was very intriguing. I like how they made Van Wilder a cool guy instead of the douche 99% of other films would have had. 3.5/5 stars man.

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Synopsis

He's the biggest man on campus. He's the boss with the sauce. And he's the guy all the girls want and all the guys want to be. 'Cause in the collegiate jungle, there can be only one king ... and at Coolidge College it's Van Wilder. In the grand tradition of comedy classics like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "National Lampoon's Vacation," "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" will charm you, move you and gross you out.

Director: Walt Becker
Producer: Robert L. Levy, Peter Abrams, Andrew Panay, Jonathon Komack Martin
Screenwriter: Brent Goldberg, David Wagner
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Myriad Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Gross Humor|Some Drug Content|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.0M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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