How I Got into College
| How I Got Into College | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | May 19, 1989 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $1,642,239 (USA) |
How I Got Into College is a 1989 American 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, who would become best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.
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 usedin 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".