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How I Got Into College

1989 86 min ★ 5.9 Comedy, Romance

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.

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

Details

Director

Savage Steve Holland

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

Revenue

$1,642,239

Production

20th Century Fox

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

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 promis...