Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Erik Estrada ...( see more  see more... ) , Chris Owen , Paul Gleason

The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate.

Flixster Users

78% liked it

185,967 ratings

Critics

19% liked it

86 critics

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Walt Becker

Release Date: April 5, 2002

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002

Get It:

Stats: 7,232 reviews

Your Rating



clear rating

Flixster Reviews (7,232)


  • July 31, 2009
    not bad lol
  • January 8, 2009
    Ryan is popular in college and has the time of his life, but has he been kept back from graduating because he is afraid of the real world?
  • September 18, 2008
    I really like Reynolds, sue me.
  • May 13, 2008
    Ryan Reynolds carries this movie no doubt about it.
  • May 2, 2008
    OMG this was super funny but also one part with the creme puffs and the bull dog was super sick lol.
  • January 23, 2010
    This is your typical National Lampoon movie with nudity and bathroom humor. But what makes it work is the performance from Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds plays a student who is big man on campus and just does not want to graduate. But between his father and the new girl he likes he must...( read more) decide what he wants to do with his life. Of course in between all this he must help his friends and get revenge on his enemies. Reynolds is very funny in this. I did find many funny scenes in this. I got some good laughs. Now the humour is quite crude at times but again is typical of a National Lampoon film. But this is one of their better comedies they have brought out in awhile. Worth checking out if your a Ryan Reynolds fan.
  • January 20, 2010
    You'll never think of bulldogs, pastries, protein shakes, or tutors in the same way again. Life is good for Van, who has no plans to graduate; he's got a coed in every closet and a party to go to every night. His slick reputation even catches in the eye of sexy Gwen Pearson, an o...( read more)n-campus reporter determined to expose the naked truth behind his wild exterior. When Gwen enters his life and his father stops paying for his tuition, could Van's days as the king of Coolidge College be over?

    Directed by Walt Becker, Nation Lampoon's Van Wilder (Party Liaison) features great acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder)
    2.) Tara Reid (Gwen Pearson)
    3.) Tim Matheson (Vance Wilder Sr.)
    4.) Paul Gleason (McDoogal)
    5.) Kal Penn (Taj Mahal)

    (Review coming soon...)
  • January 5, 2010
    Ryan Reynolds carries the movie. Overall it was okay, there were some funny parts. 6/10
  • January 2, 2010
    "Don't be a fool, wrap your tool."
  • December 31, 2009
    It did have some funny moments, interesting characters with interesting quirks and quite a touch of inspiration. I enjoyed it, really. I may, however, forget ever watching it or what it was all about in a month or two. ^-^

Critic Reviews


April 5, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's a tasteless, tacky movie full of cheap T&A. full review

April 5, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

When it runs out of ways to be funny, Van Wilder resorts to schmaltz. full review

April 5, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Smug and dumb as they come, it's a series of eruptive gross-out sketches tenuously linked by a romance plot. full review

April 5, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Laughter for me was such a physical impossibility during National Lampoon's Van Wilder that had I not been pledged to sit through the film, I would have lifted myself up by my bootstraps and fled. full review

April 5, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh,' which is better than most of the writing in the movie. full review

March 15, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

[A] painfully flat gross-out comedy ... full review

View more National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Party Liaison) reviews at RottenTomatoes.com

Comments


  • LP4eva
    March 7, 2007
    loved this movie, ryan reynolds is a gr8 actor, and very funny! he's in my favourite movie also - Blade: Trinity

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • Just Friends
    Just Friends (55%)
  • 40 Days and 40 Nights
    40 Days and 40 Nights (61%)
  • Accepted
    Accepted (64%)
  • John Tucker Must Die
    John Tucker Must Die (100%)

Facts


No facts approved yet. Be the first

National Lampoon'... : Watch Free on TV


National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Party Liaison) Trivia

National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Pa... Trivia


  • What movie is this from ? "you have a life i could only dream of back home while masterbateing in my father's woodshed"  Answer »
  • What movie has this tagline: Don't Graduate. Celebrate  Answer »
  • Name the 2002 comedy starring Ryan Reynolds featuring this audio clip  Answer »

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?