How I Got Into College (1989)

★ 5.9 1h 26m 41 votes IMDb
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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.

How I Got Into College

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Cast

Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards as Kip Hammett Age 63 · Santa Barbara, California, USA Anthony Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television shows, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Top Gun, Zodiac, Revenge of the...
Corey Parker
Corey Parker as Marlon Browne Died 2026 · New York City, New York, USA Corey Parker (July 8, 1965 – March 5, 2026) was an American actor and acting coach. He grew up in and around the theater. A native of New York City, he began working as an actor at age 5 and training...
Lara Flynn Boyle
Lara Flynn Boyle as Jessica Kailo Age 56 · Davenport, Iowa, USA Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the ABC cult television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). After portraying S...
Finn Carter
Finn Carter as Nina Sachie Age 66 · Greenville, Mississippi, USA Finn Carter (born Elizabeth Fearn Carter) is an American actress. She is the daughter of former United States State Department Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Hodding Carter III, and...
Charles Rocket
Charles Rocket as Leo Whitman Died 2005 · Bangor, Maine, USA Charles Adams Claverie (August 28, 1949 – October 7, 2005), known by stage names Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy and Charles Rocket, was an American actor, comedian, musician, and television news r...
Christopher Rydell
Christopher Rydell as Oliver Age 63 · United States Christopher Rydell (born November 16, 1963) is an American former actor. The son of film director Mark Rydell and actress Joanne Linville, Rydell is best known for his starring role in Dario Argento's...

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GenerationofSwine 10/10 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 to laugh at some unbelievable things

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