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Van Wilder: Freshman Year

Van Wilder: Freshman Year

The man. The myth. The beginning.

20095.41h 40m

Overview

It is freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and the dean rules the school. Van embarks on a crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin, and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.

Directed by Harvey Glazer
Written by Todd McCullough, Brent Goldberg, David Wagner
Produced by Robert L. Levy, Peter Abrams
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $21K

Top Cast

Jonathan Bennett

Jonathan Bennett

Van Wilder

Kristin Cavallari

Kristin Cavallari

Kaitlin

Kurt Fuller

Kurt Fuller

Dean Charles Reardon

Steve Talley

Steve Talley

Dick Arnold

Nestor Aaron Absera

Nestor Aaron Absera

Farley

Nick Nicotera

Nick Nicotera

Corporal Benedict

Jerry Ray Shea

Jerry Ray Shea

Yu Dum Fok

Meredith Giangrande

Meredith Giangrande

Eve

Irene Keng

Irene Keng

Dongmei

Linden Ashby

Linden Ashby

Vance Sr.

Themes & Keywords

collegedildocollege freshmanbulldog

About Van Wilder: Freshman Year

Van Wilder: Freshman Year is a comedy, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of college, dildo, college freshman, bulldog. Directed by Harvey Glazer, it stars Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari, Kurt Fuller. It is freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and the dean rules the school. Van embarks on a crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin, and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.

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