How I Got Into College

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Plot: 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 attendin...( read more read more... )g 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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  • erich4
    erich4
    1.5 Stars
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    August 3, 2007
    I only watched this because it came packaged in with Reno 911! and I wish I had just left it in the plastic. All the crap about getting into college is too unrealistic and ridiculous to be remotely funny.

    I only gave it as many stars as I did because Phil Hartman is in it.
  • jeffman52001
    jeffman52001
    4.0 Stars
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    May 7, 2007
    I have to admit this is a strange movie but I do like it. A good film by Savage Steve Holland, who gave us great comedy films like "Better Off Dead" and "One Crazy Summer".
  • smile3331
    smile3331
    5.0 Stars
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    May 23, 2006
    Who ever wrote this synopsis has no sense of humor and puts far too much thought into comedies. Get a life buddy.
  • Godless
    Godless
    1.0 Star
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    April 26, 2006
    A poor 80's comedy that moral tells us grades aren't important when trying to get into an ivy league school.

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