How I Got into College
| How I Got Into College | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster for How I Got Into College | |
| Directed by | Savage Steve Holland |
| Written by | Terrel Seltzer |
| Produced by | Elizabeth Cantillon Michael Shamberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Edited by | Kaja Fehr Sonya Sones |
| Music by | Joseph Vitarelli |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | May 19, 1989 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $1,642,239 (USA) |
How I Got Into College is a 1989 romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, and Lara Flynn Boyle and produced & released by 20th Century Fox. This is the film debut of eventual voice actor Tom Kenny.
Plot[]
The story follows a girl named Jessica (Lara Flynn Boyle) and her attempt to get into Ramsey College, a small college in Pennsylvania, and Marlon (Corey Parker), a boy who tries to get into Ramsey to pursue Jessica, whom he is in love with.
Cast[]
- Corey Parker as Marlon Browne
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Jessica Kailo
- Anthony Edwards as Kip Hammett
- Finn Carter as Nina Sachie
- Charles Rocket as Leo Whitman
- Christopher Rydell as Oliver
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Coach Evans
- O-Lan Jones as Sall O'Connor
- Tichina Arnold as Vera Cook
- Bruce Wagner as "A"
- Tom Kenny as "B"
- Bill Raymond as Flutter
- Philip Baker Hall as Dean Patterson
- Nicolas Coster as Dr. Phillip Jellinak Sr.
- Richard Jenkins as Bill Browne
- Phil Hartman as Bennedict
- Nora Dunn as Francine Bauer
- Duane Davis as Ronny "Sure Hands" Rawlson
- Diane Franklin as Sharon Browne
- Robert Ridgely as George Kailo
- Micole Mercurio as Betty Kailo
- Bill Henderson as Detroit High School Coach
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Young Energizer
- Curtis Armstrong as Arcadia Bible Academy Recruiter
- Taylor Negron as Mailman
Production[]
Jan Eliasberg started directing but was fired five days into filming and replaced with Savage Steve Holland.[1]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has rated it a 38%[2]
Box office[]
The film was a box office bomb, making just $651,850 in its opening weekend from 743 theaters for an average of $877 per venue.[3] It ended its run with only $1,642,239 domestically.[4]
Production notes[]
Parts of the film used Pomona College in Claremont, California, as Ramsey College.
References[]
- ^ Cieply, Michael (March 11, 1988). "A Fired Woman Film Director--New Questions, Issue Continues". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "How I Got Into College". www.rottentomatoes.com. 1989-05-19. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "Swayze Flexes Box-Office Muscle". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ "How I Got into College".
External links[]
- English-language films
- 1989 films
- 1989 romantic comedy films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- American coming-of-age comedy films
- Films shot in California
- Films directed by Savage Steve Holland