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.
Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, Lara Flynn Boyle
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
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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
Stats: 73 reviews
Flixster Reviews (73)
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June 21, 2009Hmmm, i find it very interesting how someone would actually b soo determined to get inot a college that was not actually a choice of theirs just 2 b with someone that they had being crushing on and who they BARELY spoke 2!!!
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April 17, 2009Aims low and hits its mark, fulfilling the "80s teen movie" requisites with just enough hyperbolic cleverness to steal a few pity laughs. The premise of going to college to get a girl is actually kind of okay, but instead of milking it, the filmmakers usually settle for pedestri...( read more)
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March 26, 2009I cant believe I watched this on cable a few weeks back. Young versions of Anthony Edwards and Lara Flynn Boyle. Had to sit thru it to remember how bad it was.
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February 10, 2009I remember watching this movie as a kid and really liking it and to my suprise, after watching it again I still like it. Some cheesy, unrealistic portrayals of teens but it has a young Lara Flynn Boyle and a loveable nerd as the main characters and it's still funny after all this...( read more)
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August 3, 2007I 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.
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June 25, 2007Yeah this was a very wierd movie......I would never date a man that desperate for me!!!
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