Is it just me, or are there not many good college movies out there? Other than the 2-3 movies already mentioned, most college movies are raunchy, stupid messes. And not even the good kind. Whereas there are dozens of well-written, timeless high school movies.
I remember you said you grew up with him... I like him a lot too(legally blind was on today strangely) and while not my fave—/I actually thought to myself how much I like seeing LW onscreen
Animal house of course was what I was weaned on in my generation but I think it promulgated some unhealthy attitudes toward sexualltiy and partying. I always wanted to bring home a high school girl in a shopping cart.
PCU is second but was ruined by Piven, thanks bud. Anyway the best part about that movie was the guy doing his thesis on television commercials. I always wanted to break down each commercial and identify the psychological conditioning and persuasion techniques used in advertising as a term paper.
The other best part of that movie (at the time) was when the movie highlighted P-Funk, reminds me of the time I gave George Clinton one of my nugs on stage and on camera and he smiled at how dank it was and put it in his dashiki, thanked me and continued singing.
Animal House - Epic, just epic Where the Boys Are...1964 Back to School Rodney Dangerfield... Revenge of the Nerds Love Story...yes I know. But Hell, it's Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw...
Animal House
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ReplyDeleteSLACKERS with Pete from Pete & Pete and Jason Schwartzman
ReplyDeleteBut that's just off the top of my head. I'll probably think of a better one.
Revenge of The Nerds
ReplyDeleteAnimal House and Revenge of the Nerds
ReplyDeleteDo favorite high school movie next!
Animal House FTW
ReplyDeleteAnimal House. Everything else is a distant second. It set the standard.
ReplyDeleteZERO...POINT....ZERO.
Animal House with Back To School second.
ReplyDeleteObviously Animal House is the classic.
ReplyDeleteBut Dead Man on Campus and PCU get honorable mentions.
Sister Dearest
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or are there not many good college movies out there? Other than the 2-3 movies already mentioned, most college movies are raunchy, stupid messes. And not even the good kind. Whereas there are dozens of well-written, timeless high school movies.
ReplyDeletePCU
ReplyDeleteCan you blow me where the Pampers is?
DeleteOld School
ReplyDeleteSt Elmos Fire!
ReplyDeleteThe one where they all die.
ReplyDelete"They hate it when you do this."
ReplyDeleteSt Elmo’s Fire/old school
ReplyDeleteLegally Blonde :)
ReplyDeleteReal Genius.
ReplyDeleteRevenge of the Nerds 2
DeleteAnimal House FTW
ReplyDeleteSure Thing
ReplyDeleteSoul Man starring C. Thomas Howell
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Back to School (Kurt Vonnegut getting a bad mark for his book report on his own book - C'Mon!)
ReplyDeleteThe phone conversation with Rodney was even better.
Delete“Hey Vonnegut, how do you get a D writing a paper about yourself? Fuck me? Fuck you Vonnegut!”
Savage Steve Holland's 'How I Got Into College'
ReplyDeleteBrilliant film
I keep DVD copies on hand to give away to friends whose kids are applying to school so they can keep some healthy perspective on the whole process.
Animal House with an honorable mention to PCU.
ReplyDeleteDef Animal House and Back to School
ReplyDeleteThe ol' triple Lindy....
"Mellon! We need you! Get down here!"
This should been written "Favorite college based movie that isn't Animal House"
ReplyDeleteI will throw in Good Will Hunting for something different. I suppose Enty was looking for some Rudy or Wonder Boys too
ReplyDeleteAh, Wonder Boys! That's a good one!
DeleteOld School and Legally Blond. Both with Luke Wilson in it.
ReplyDeleteI remember you said you grew up with him... I like him a lot too(legally blind was on today strangely) and while not my fave—/I actually thought to myself how much I like seeing LW onscreen
DeleteAnd Owen of course... he’s so good at what he does-a niche but he owns it
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ReplyDeleteObviously Animal House is the best
ReplyDeleteFollowed by Revenge of the Nerds, Old School, Legally Blonde and Accepted.
Animal House. But, to be fair, I haven't seen most of the others.
ReplyDeleteAside from the already mentioned obvious answer
ReplyDeleteThe Rules of Attraction.
Great movie.
Didn't we all go through a Bret Easton Ellis phase?
Where's CNN anchor? Is she alright, someone stalking her?
ReplyDeleteI second The Rules of Attraction - my 2nd favorite BEE book (after Glamorama).
ReplyDeleteAnimal House, Back To School, loved RDJ in it, and Real Genius.
ReplyDeleteJust to break things up a bit, The Sure Thing. Daphne DiZunga and John Cusak before be got all "John Cusak-y".
ReplyDeleteRoad Trip.
ReplyDeleteOther than Animal House and others listed above
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Pitch Perfect
Oldest son chiming in with The Waterboy (Sandler used to be funny)
@Florin is clearly a person of taste and distinction: Real Genius. "Why is that toy on your head?" "Because if I wear it anywhere else, it chafes."
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ReplyDeleteHarold and Kumar
ReplyDeleteBack to School, with The Paper Chase a close second.
ReplyDeleteHarold and Kumar and Animal House
ReplyDeleteReal Genius
ReplyDeleteRudy
ReplyDeleteDefying gravity it's a gay college romance and about being true to yourself.
ReplyDeleteAnimal house of course was what I was weaned on in my generation but I think it promulgated some unhealthy attitudes toward sexualltiy and partying. I always wanted to bring home a high school girl in a shopping cart.
ReplyDeletePCU is second but was ruined by Piven, thanks bud. Anyway the best part about that movie was the guy doing his thesis on television commercials. I always wanted to break down each commercial and identify the psychological conditioning and persuasion techniques used in advertising as a term paper.
The other best part of that movie (at the time) was when the movie highlighted P-Funk, reminds me of the time I gave George Clinton one of my nugs on stage and on camera and he smiled at how dank it was and put it in his dashiki, thanked me and continued singing.
I loved back to school!!
ReplyDeleteI laughed pretty hard at dirty grandpa but thats a spring break movie not college
DeleteThe road within. Zoe Kravitz is brilliant in it.
ReplyDeleteUp The Academy. It's a military school, but still...
ReplyDeleteBack to School.
ReplyDeleteReal Genius. It's a moral imperative.
ReplyDeleteAnimal House
ReplyDeleteThe original "Where the Boys Are."
ReplyDeleteReal Genius. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, when he said, "I drank what?"
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ReplyDeleteAnimal House - Epic, just epic
ReplyDeleteWhere the Boys Are...1964
Back to School Rodney Dangerfield...
Revenge of the Nerds
Love Story...yes I know. But Hell, it's Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw...
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ReplyDeleteWhere’s Candy Crowley and her daily dad joke?
ReplyDeleteAnimal House
ReplyDeleteReal Genius! Brilliant soundtrack.
ReplyDeleteSchool Daze and Higher Learning just to add some diversity, lol.
ReplyDeleteAnimal House of course is number 1. Van Wilder was funny too, mmmmm young Ryan Reynolds.
ReplyDeleteSpring Breakers
ReplyDeleteSt. Elmo's Fire! (and anything with LW is an honorary mention)
ReplyDeleteOld School!
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