How I Got Into College

1989

PG-13

1h 26m

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6.0/10

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High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.

Directors

Savage Steve Holland

Writers

Terrel Seltzer(writer by)

Stars

Anthony Edwards

Corey Parker

Lara Flynn Boyle

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Kip Hammett

Marlon Browne

Jessica Kailo

Nina Sachie

Leo Whitman

Oliver

Sports Announcer

Coach Evans

Vera Cook

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Dean Patterson

Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr.

Betty Kailo

George Kailo

Bill Browne

Detroit High School Coach

Helen Lloyd Breed

Chancellor Joanna Holbrook

Nora Dunn

Francine Bauer, SAT Coach

Directors

Savage Steve Holland

Writers

Terrel Seltzer(writer by)

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People have called out the acting... and that is fair, but what did they think that they were walking into? It is a low budget comedy that bill itself as a low budget comedy and is ridiculous fun like a low budget comedy. So the acting waffles between good and bad. But the plot is sufficiently inane and stupid enough to be hysterical. And it gets the happy ending that comedies like these promise. In other words, you get exactly what the film claims it is without any pretenses, and you get to laugh for a while... and that, after all, was the point of making this film, to get the audience to laugh at some unbelievable things

GenerationofSwine12 Jan, 2023