National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
A raunchy, crowd-pleasing romp follows a professional student's whimsical, brisk quest to stay in college.
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
How intense is National Lampoon's Van Wilder?
National Lampoon's Van Wilder has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a party watch and a comfort watch. The humor runs raunchy and broad. Rated R.
What National Lampoon's Van Wilder feels like
- Tone
- campycrowd pleasingwhimsical
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- raunchy, broad and big
- Best for
- PartyComfort watch
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Is National Lampoon's Van Wilder for you?
Is National Lampoon's Van Wilder scary?
No. National Lampoon's Van Wilder is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is National Lampoon's Van Wilder gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is National Lampoon's Van Wilder sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is National Lampoon's Van Wilder OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 0, each out of 3.
How long is National Lampoon's Van Wilder?
National Lampoon's Van Wilder runs 1h 32m.
Where can I stream National Lampoon's Van Wilder?
National Lampoon's Van Wilder is streaming on Hoopla and Tubi.
Does National Lampoon's Van Wilder have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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