How I Got Into College (1989)
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38% of critics liked it
(8 reviews) -
41% of users liked it
(1,648 ratings)
This teen comedy from Savage Steve Holland stars Corey Parker as an underachieving high schooler who hatches a crazy plot with valedictorian Lara Flynn Boyle to gain acceptance into a prestigious university. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Savage Steve Holland
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 19, 1989 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
Worst of the 80s Savage Steve Holland movies
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Clint Morris, Film Threat
Lots of fun, Lots of familiar faces
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Surprisingly clever and agreeable.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Has just enough clever bits to help you through the groaners.
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Cast
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Anthony Edwards
as Kip Hammet
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Corey Parker
as Marlon Browne
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Finn Carter
as Nina Saatchi
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Charles Rocket
as Leo Whitman
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Chris Rydell
as Oliver
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Tichina Arnold
as Vera Cook
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Bill Raymond
as Father
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Curtis Armstrong
as College Recruiter (uncredited)
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Fran Bennett
as Mrs. Cook
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Lara Flynn Boyle
as Jessica Kailo
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Helen Lloyd Breed
as Chancellor Holbrooke
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Hope Marie Carlton
as Game Show Hostess
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Nicolas Coster
as Jellinek Sr.
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Duane Davis
as Ronny Paulson
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Nora Dunn
as Bauer
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Rebecca Ferratti
as Game Show Hostess
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Diane Franklin
as Sharon Browne
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Philip Baker Hall
as Dean Patterson
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Stella Hall
as Woman with Lasso
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Bill Henderson
as High School Coach
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Richard S. Horvitz
as Young Enterpriser
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Richard Jenkins
as Bill Browne
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O-Lan Jones
as Sally
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Tom Kenny
as "B"
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Dee "Queen Kong" Booher
as Female Wrestler
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Phill Lewis
as Earnest Boy
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James McIntire
as Army Recruiter
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Micole Mercurio
as Betty Kailo
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Taylor Negron
as Mailman
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Gary Owens
as Sports Announcer
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Adam Silbar
as Jellinek Jr.
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Juliet Sorcey
as Kiddie Korral Girl
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Marlene Warfield
as Librarian
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Brian Doyle-Murray
as Coach
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Bob Eubanks
as Himself
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Phil Hartman
as Buzanek
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Bruce Wagner
as "A"
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Gregg Binkley
as Egghead
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Lisa Fuller
as Game Show Hostess
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Maya Lebenzon
as Amy
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Daniel William Carter
as Egghead
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Marisa de Simone
as Egghead
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Leon Fan
as Asian Student
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Ashleigh Harris
as Kiddie Korral Girl
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Dale E. House
as Helicopter Pilot
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Vernetta R. Jenkins
as Cassandra
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Susan Krebs
as Mrs. Wyler
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Davyd McCoy
as McDonald's Employee
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Edward Mehler
as Astonished Boy
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Emily Munson
as Twin
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Sara Munson
as Twin
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Annie Oringer
as Kelly
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Jim Painter
as Lonestar State Recruiter
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Willie Smith
as Willie
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Lawrence C. Spinak
as Startled Boy
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Tara Vessels
as Waitress
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Morris Wilkes Jr.
as Smart Aleck
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Robert Ridgely
as George Kailo
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Aaron Michael Lacey
as High School Senior