How I Got Into College( 1989)

TV-MAComedyRomance

60%

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A horror story so intense, so barbaric, so frightening it will have you running for your local army recruiter.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Anthony Edwards
Kip Hammett
Corey Parker
Marlon Browne
Lara Flynn Boyle
Jessica Kailo
Finn Carter
Nina Sachie
Charles Rocket
Leo Whitman
Christopher Rydell
Oliver
Gary Owens
Sports Announcer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Coach Evans
Tichina Arnold
Vera Cook
Bill Raymond
Flutter
Philip Baker Hall
Dean Patterson
Nicolas Coster
Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr.
Micole Mercurio
Betty Kailo
Robert Ridgely
George Kailo
Richard Jenkins
Bill Browne
Bill Henderson
Detroit High School Coach
Helen Lloyd Breed
Chancellor Joanna Holbrook
Nora Dunn
Francine Bauer, SAT Coach
Phil Hartman
Bennedict, SAT Coach
Bob Eubanks
Himself
Susan Krebs
Mrs. Wyler, Guidance Councilor
O-Lan Jones
Sally O'Connor
Maya Lebenzon
Jessica's Friend #1
Annie Oringer
Jessica's Friend #2
Dee Booher
Herself
Diane Franklin
Sharon Browne
Bruce Wagner
A
Tom Kenny
B
Taylor Negron
Mailman
Fran Bennett
Mrs. Cook
Duane Davis
Ronny Rawlson
Adam Silbar
Phillip Jellinak, Jr.
Marlene Warfield
Librarian
Edward Mehler
Astonished Boy
Daniel William Carter
Egghead
Marisa DeSimone
Egghead
Gregg Binkley
Egghead
Larry Spinak
Startled Boy
Willie Smith
Willie Browne
Phill Lewis
Earnest Boy
Stella Hall
Woman with Lasso
Morris Wilkes Jr.
Smart Aleck
Leon Fan
Asian Student
Emily Munson
Laurie Thomas, Twin #1
Sara Munson
Terry Thomas, Twin #2
Richard Steven Horvitz
Young Energizer
Vernetta R. Jenkins
Cassandra
James McIntire
Army Recruiter
Jim Painter
Lone Star State Recruiter
Tara Vessels
Waitress
Ashleigh Harris
Kiddie Koral Girl #1
Juliet Sorci
Kiddie Koral Girl #2
David McCoy
McDonald's Employee
Hope Marie Carlton
Game Show Hostess
Rebecca Ferratti
Game Show Hostess
Lisa Fuller
Game Show Hostess
Curtis Armstrong
Arcadia Bible Academy Recruiter (uncredited)
Arthur Lamont Berger
Princeton Graduate (uncredited)
Daniel Fitzpatrick
Arcadia Bible Academy Student (uncredited)
Kris Hagerty
Clone (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey
High School Senior (uncredited)
Dan Schneider
Pessimistic Boy (uncredited)

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A review by GenerationofSwine

Written by GenerationofSwine on Thu Jan 12 2023

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 t...