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Sydney White

Sydney White

Freshman year is no fairytale

20076.51h 48m

Overview

College freshman Sydney White arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed since her parent's day. Banished to a condemned house, Sydney joins forces with seven outcasts to take over the student government and win equal rights for nerd and noted alike.

Directed by Joe Nussbaum
Written by Chad Gomez Creasey
Produced by Clifford Werber, David Robinson, James G. Robinson
Box OfficeBudget: $16.5MRevenue: $13.6M

Top Cast

Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes

Sydney White

Sara Paxton

Sara Paxton

Rachel Witchburn

Matt Long

Matt Long

Tyler Prince

Jeremy Howard

Jeremy Howard

Terrence Lubinecki

Danny Strong

Danny Strong

Gurkin

Jack Carpenter

Jack Carpenter

Lenny

John Schneider

John Schneider

Paul White

Samm Levine

Samm Levine

Spanky

Arnie Pantoja

Arnie Pantoja

George

Crystal Hunt

Crystal Hunt

Demetria Rosemead 'Dinky' Hotchkiss

Themes & Keywords

plumbercollegegeekromancehazingsororitysingle fatherdeath of motherfraternityconstruction workersorority houseyoung adultelitismcollege freshmanlegacycollege roommatewidower with daughternerd culturemodern retellingsorority pledge

About Sydney White

Sydney White is a comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of plumber, college, geek, romance, hazing, sorority. Directed by Joe Nussbaum, it stars Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long. College freshman Sydney White arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed since her parent's day. Banished to a condemned house, Sydney joins forces with seven outcasts to take over the student government and win equal rights for nerd and noted alike.

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