Film

How I Got Into College

1989 · 1h 26m · Comedy · Romance

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

IMDb

5.8

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

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.

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

• Savage Steve HollandDirector
• Terrel SeltzerWriter
• Michael ShambergProducer
• Robert ElswitDirector of Photography
• Joseph VitarelliOriginal Music Composer
• Sonya SonesEditor
• Kaja FehrEditor

Release date

May 19, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG-13

Revenue

$1,642,239

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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