Accepted (2006)

Director:

Steve Pink

Writers (WGA):

Adam Cooper (screenplay) &
Bill Collage (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Reject rejection

Plot:

When a high school burnout discovers he's been rejected from every college he's applied to, he creates a fake university in order to fool his overzealous parents.

Plot Keywords:

College | Student | Dean | University | Education

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Justin Long	...	Bartleby Gaines
Jonah Hill	...	Sherman Schrader
Adam Herschman	...	Glen
Columbus Short	...	Hands Holloway
Maria Thayer	...	Rory Thayer
Lewis Black	...	Ben Lewis
Blake Lively	...	Monica
Mark Derwin	...	Jack Gaines
Ann Cusack	...	Diane Gaines
Hannah Marks	...	Lizzie Gaines
Robin Taylor	...	Abernathy Darwin Dunlap (as Robin Lord Taylor)
Diora Baird	...	Kiki
Joe Hursley	...	Maurice / The Ringers
Jeremy Howard	...	Freaky Student
Anthony Heald	...	Dean Richard Van Horne
Travis Van Winkle	...	Hoyt Ambrose
Kaitlin Doubleday	...	Gwynn
Sam Horrigan	...	Mike Welsh
Ross Patterson	...	Mike McNaughton
Artie Baxter	...	Mike Chambers
Kellan Lutz	...	Dwayne
Brendan Miller	...	Wayne
Chantelle Tibbs	...	Confused Kid
Christian Long	...	Sandwich Mascot
Yorke Fryer	...	S. H. Student in Hallway
Skyler Stone	...	S. H. Student in Hallway
James Taku Leung	...	S. H. Student in Hallway (as Jim Leung)
Ernest Shaun Reyes	...	Random S. H. Student (as Shaun Reyes)
Matt Noble	...	Big Larry
Lisa Gleave	...	Kiki's Best Friend
Alejandra Gutierrez	...	Kiki's Best Friend
Jim O'Heir	...	Mr. Schrader
Darcy Shean	...	Mrs. Schrader
Jay Harik	...	Family Friend
Mathew Vigil	...	Shoe Store Boy
Debbon Ayer	...	Shoe Store Mother
Carla Jimenez	...	Shoe Store Manager
Ned Schmidtke	...	Board Chairman
Tim Bagley	...	Vice Principal Matthews
Ray Santiago	...	Boy Going to Princeton
Margaret Travolta	...	Academic Counselor
Brian Powell	...	Economics Teacher
Mike Daily	...	Stressed-out Student
Jeff Duby	...	Stressed-out Student
Scott Adsit	...	Drop-off Dad
Lindy Loundagin	...	Drop-off Mom
Steve Little	...	Desk Clerk
Ethan Hova	...	Male Graduate (scenes deleted)
Paraic McGann	...	BKE Pledge with Jacket
Arthur Leo	...	ESL Student
Criscilla Crossland	...	Go Go Dancer
Larke Hasstedt	...	Go Go Dancer
Holly Fielding	...	Autograph Student
Meredith Giangrande	...	Glen's Party Girl
Kate French	...	Glen's Party Girl
Christina Diaz	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Zoe Di Stefano	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
David Carmon	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Armen Weitzman	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Christopher Khai	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Stephanie St. Hilaire	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Shameka Banks	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Nicholas Garren	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Louie Heredia	...	S. H. Testimonial Student
Matthew St. Clair	...	Fake ID Kid
Jamie Leffler	...	Fake ID Kid
Nina Nam	...	Fake ID Kid
Wendy Waller	...	Fake ID Kid
Ronnie Lewis Jr.	...	Fake ID Kid
Matthew Ching	...	Fake ID Kid
Richard Brown	...	Fake ID Kid
Mylika Davis	...	Fake ID Kid
Laurie Meghan Phelps	...	Fake ID Kid (as Laurie Phelps)
Portis Hershey	...	Fake ID Kid
Joseph Robinson	...	The Ringers
Jamie Seibert	...	The Ringers
Joseph Stiteler	...	The Ringers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
JT Alexander	...	Fraternity guy (uncredited)
Ava Bellamy	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Richard Blake	...	Frat Boy (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin	...	Classroom Student (uncredited)
Joshua Collins	...	Slacker Student (uncredited)
Mindee de Lacey	...	Board Member (uncredited)
Chad Fernandez	...	Skater #1 (uncredited)
Asher Gold	...	Frat guy (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould	...	Parents Day Parent (uncredited)
Courtney Jackson	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Jason Kapraun	...	Drug Dealer (uncredited)
Benjamin Kim	...	Student (uncredited)
Ann Kristin	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Michelle Laine	...	Hot Sexy Girl (uncredited)
Vanessa Lauren	...	S. H. Testimonial Student (uncredited)
Rebecca Parisi	...	Yoga Student (uncredited)
Neil Patil	...	Exchange Student (uncredited)
Nathan Pitkanen	...	Slacker Student (uncredited)
Parker Quinn	...	Frat Guy (uncredited)
Rumaisa Rahman	...	Exchange Student (uncredited)
Jimmy Schueler	...	Frat Guy (uncredited)
Greg Sestero	...	Frat Guy (uncredited)
Meilinda Cecilia Soerjoko	...	Exchange Student (uncredited)
Athena Stamos	...	Harmon College Acceptee (uncredited)
Dana Tripp	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Pink

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Cooper		(screenplay) &
Bill Collage		(screenplay) and
Mark Perez		(screenplay)
Mark Perez		(story)

Produced by
Michael Bostick	....	producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	executive producer
Brian Lutz	....	executive producer
Amanda Morgan Palmer	....	associate producer
Mark Perez	....	executive producer
Tom Shadyac	....	producer
Jonathan Watson	....	associate producer
Jason Wilson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Schommer

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti

Film Editing by
Scott Hill

Casting by
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Rusty Smith

Art Direction by
Denise Hudson

Set Decoration by
Sara Andrews		(as Sara Andrews Ingrassia)
Kieran Brown		(decorator)

Costume Design by
Genevieve Tyrrell

Makeup Department
Voni Hinkle	....	hair department head
Shari Perry	....	key hair stylist
Wynona Price	....	assistant makeup artist (as Wynona Y. Price)
Amy Schmiederer	....	key makeup artist
Nena Smarz	....	makeup department head
Doreen Vantyne	....	assistant hair stylist (as Doreen Van Tyne)

Production Management
Louis G. Friedman	....	unit production manager
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tansey Allen	....	background director
Ryan Craig	....	second assistant director (as Ryan D. Craig)
Tom McComas	....	second unit director
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	second second assistant director
Jody Spilkoman	....	additional second assistant director
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director (as Jonathan M. Watson)

Art Department
Claudia Bonfe	....	art department buyer
Joshua Borgese	....	greens gang boss (as Josh Borgese)
Steve Borgese	....	greens coordinator
James W. Boyce	....	set dresser (as James Boyce)
Adam Braid	....	set dresser
Susan A. Burig	....	graphic designer
Susannah Carradine	....	art department coordinator
Satcha Congdon	....	construction foreman
Paul Cunningham	....	gang boss
Doug DuRose	....	assistant property master
Perry E. Ellis	....	set dresser
Randall C. Engle	....	general foreman
Omar Gutierrez	....	labor foreman (as Omar Guitierrez)
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Mark Hurtado	....	storyboard artist
Wendy Jerde	....	scenic painter
Scott G. Jones	....	set dresser
Charles Kern	....	stand-by painter
Jonah Markowitz	....	assistant art director
Eugene McCarthy	....	property master (as Eugene L. McCarthy Jr.)
Douglas R. Miller	....	plaster foreman (as Douglas R. Miller Jr.)
Christopher Morente	....	greensman
John Naehrlich	....	leadman
Cynthia C. Rebman	....	on-set dresser
Eric Reichardt	....	paint supervisor
Gregory S. Sachen	....	set dresser
Sharon Speller	....	decorator painter
Leslie A. Tokunaga	....	construction buyer
Andy Visser	....	art department production assistant
Viva Wang	....	set designer
Kevan Weber	....	set dresser
Douglas Womack	....	construction coordinator (as Douglas A. Womack)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Odin Benitez	....	co-supervising sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle)
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Beau Hilkene	....	second assistant sound editor
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott La Rue	....	sound utility
Bill Meadows	....	dubbing recordist
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Angelo Palazzo	....	sound editor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Pernell L. Salinas	....	first assistant sound editor (as Pernell Salinas)
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue supervisor (as Victoria Sampson)
Jeff Sawyer	....	foley supervisor
Philip A. Schwartz	....	utility sound: second unit
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator (as Gary C. Thomas)

Special Effects by
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor
P. David Miller	....	special effects assistant (as Paul D. Miller)
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects project coordinator
Kenneth Van Order	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Danny Albano	....	compositor
John Hofius	....	main title designer
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
Brycen Counts	....	stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Andy Dylan	....	stunts (as Andrew Sheehy)
Courtney Farnsworth	....	stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt coordinator
Vanessa Motta	....	stunts
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunts
Pete Turner	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Arvanitis	....	best boy electric (as Michael S. Arvantis)
Ron Ash	....	best boy electric (as Ronald Ash)
Tyger Belton	....	assistant camera
Gary Brostrom	....	rigging best boy grip (as Gary A. Brostrom)
Charles John Bukey	....	key grip (as Charles J. Bukey)
Ruben Chacon	....	rigging grip (as Ruben J. Chacon)
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera
James F. Cornick	....	set lighting technician
Nicholas Davidoff	....	first assistant camera
David Dunbar	....	rigging electric
Wayne L. Duncan	....	grip
Sean P. Fickert	....	key rigging grip (as Sean Fickert)
Michael Francisco	....	lighting technician
Steven Frohardt	....	rigging grip
P.J. Gaynard	....	set lighting technician
Peter Geraghty	....	second assistant camera
Michael Guthrie	....	grip
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Steve Hastings	....	best boy rigging electric
Todd Homme	....	on-camera music producer
Jeff L. Johnson	....	best boy grip
Jeff L. Johnson	....	best boy grip
Gregory S. Kurtz	....	film loader
Kevin J. Lang	....	rigging gaffer
Tim Marshall	....	chief lighting technician
Wayne Marshall	....	set lighting technician
Daisuke Dice Miyake	....	grip (as Daisuke Miyake)
Beau Damon Richards	....	set lighting technician (as Beau Richards)
Jesse Roth	....	second assistant camera
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator: second unit
Gomidas Semerjian	....	rigging electric
Michael Shanman	....	set lighting technician
Alan Shultz	....	dolly grip (as Alan K. Shultz)
Kevin Spinks	....	set lighting technician
Michael St. Hilaire	....	camera operator
Stephen J. Ullman	....	Steadicam operator (as Stephen Ullman)
Stephen J. Ullman	....	camera operator (as Stephen Ullman)
Sam Urdank	....	still photographer
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist (as Lance Velazco)
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video playback operator (as Lance Velazco)
Rick Whitfield	....	24 frame video playback operator
Paul Williams	....	grip
Darryl Wilson	....	dolly grip
Jerry Woodside	....	set lighting technician

Casting Department
Jennifer Alessi	....	extras casting
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate: New York
Lauren Grey	....	casting associate
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting administrator
Rachel Tenner	....	casting associate
Wendy Waller	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nickolaus Brown	....	costume supervisor
Artemio Carpio	....	set costumer
Amy Fegely	....	set costumer
Kathleen Mussehl	....	key set costumer
Molly O'Haver	....	costume buyer
Molly O'Haver	....	costumer
Antonia Romero	....	costume buyer
Jennifer Wolf	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor
P.J. Burch	....	first assistant editor
Carl DeGrazio	....	editorial production assistant
Jason Fabbro	....	video colorist
Nathan Godley	....	editorial assistant
Marlen Hill	....	negative cutter
Julia Nessling-Douglas	....	digital intermediate producer
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist

Music Department
Robert Aaron	....	musician: horns
Tim Boot	....	assistant music editor
Jeff Carson	....	supervising music editor
Dave Eggar	....	musician: solo cellist
Rachel Golub	....	musician: sitar/violin
Dagan Handy	....	music consultant
Greg Hayes	....	assistant music engineer
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
Kyle Johnson	....	musician: guitars
Steve Mac	....	score mixer
Kathy Nelson	....	executive music producer

Transportation Department
John A. Brubaker	....	transportation coordinator
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	driver
Richard Denson	....	transportation
Robert E. Dingle	....	driver
Tina L. Fortenberry	....	transportation dispatcher
Marco Lupi	....	driver
A.J. Mink Jr.	....	driver
Ken Sale	....	transportation co-captain (as Ken M. Sale)
Fred Teague	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Rachel Aberly	....	unit publicist
Nino Aldi	....	stand-in
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor (as Susan Bierbaum Owen)
Alasdair Boyd	....	assistant location manager
Greta Bramberg	....	assistant: Ms. Palmer
Jennifer Carno	....	assistant to writer
Kurtis Colamonico	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Mike Crum	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Bryan Davis	....	office production assistant
Bianca D'Carpio	....	set production assistant
Eileen M. Dennis	....	first assistant accountant (as Eileen Dennis)
Eric Felder	....	assistant: Mr. Pink
Chad Fernandez	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Adam Fox	....	production assistant
Casey Green	....	video/computer playback operator
Dan Harder	....	medic
Michael A. Heath	....	asset manager
Kevin Lane Hummel	....	production assistant
Zach Hunt	....	set production assistant
Brandon Itagaki	....	craft service
Kenneth Itagaki	....	craft service
Edmond L. Johnson Jr.	....	set production assistant
Valerie Johnson	....	set production assistant (as Valerie C. Johnson)
Jason Jones	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Kathleen Keller	....	production coordinator
John C. Kruize	....	production accountant (as Chris Kruize)
Kevin Lawn	....	assistant: Mr. Pink
Vivian Lee	....	production assistant
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager
Greg Lutzka	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Tamara Maellaro	....	medic (as Tamara Lynn Maellaro)
Marlene Marks	....	payroll accountant
James Maull	....	post-production accountant (as James O. Maull)
Randy McKenney	....	extras coordinator
Meredith Meade	....	assistant production coordinator (as Meredith G. Kaczmarek)
Meredith Meade	....	assistant production coordinator (as Meredith Kaczmarek)
Anthony Penido	....	medic
Mary Quigley	....	medic
Jayson Ricks	....	stand-in
Mathias Ringstrom	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Quincy Rose	....	adr loop group
Dave Scott	....	choreographer
Jimmy Smith	....	craft service
Ben Snowden	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Michael Soleau	....	assistant location manager (as Michael J. Soleau)
Brian Sperber	....	office production assistant
Glenda Storm	....	assistant: Mr. Bostick
Anthea Strangis	....	second assistant accountant
Richard Thorne	....	pro skater/BMX rider
Delford Ward	....	accounting clerk
Jordan Wolfe	....	assistant: Mr. Shadyac
Victoria Wong	....	office production assistant (as Victoria B. Wong)
Jim Bacon	....	epk producer (uncredited)
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Dava Hulsey	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Shady Acres Entertainment

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Spectrum Effects

Other Companies

• Brain Waves  adr voice casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Clairmont Camera  moviecam camera
• Clairmont Camera  moviecam camera (as Clairmont)
• Filmtools  expendables
• For Stars Express  catering
• Mac Sound  score mixed at
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• One Step Up  foley by
• Right Lobe Design Group  end titles
• Sande Alesai Casting  extras casting (as Sande Alessi Casting)
• Shout! Factory  soundtrack
• Sounds of the Mushroom  score mixed at
• Sounds of the Mushroom  score recorded at
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor Digital Services  main titles
• Technicolor  color
• Universal Studios  grip and electric equipment provided by

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual material and drug content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42641) | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Chapman University - One University Drive, Orange, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The red fruits that Glen screamed, "What are you!" at are rambutans, a kind of tropical fruit.

Goofs:

Continuity: When B is mowing his lawn his sweat is bumpy on his shirt but when he talk to his dad it is a straight v then when he turns back it is bumpy again

Quotes:

Glen: [seeing the cobweb infested kitchen for the first time] This kitchen is bitchin.

Movie Connections:

References Batoru rowaiaru (2000)

Soundtrack:

Don't Stop

What real school should be like.

I for one was very anxious to watch this movie.

Though I knew it was going to be another type of movie in the style of Revenge of the Nerds, I was still impressed.

There is plenty of truth to the fact of this type of learning and believe very strongly that it should be allowed in a "new style of schooling".

Conventional teaching methods do not always teach students what they need to know or should know or want to know.

This approach to teaching should be further sought out in true academic courses.

While there still was too much of the partying scenes, it obviously had to be thrown in there - for Hollywood's sake of making a comedy about college...even though we all know that life isn't really like that by any means.

A touch unbelievable, still funny and with a killer ending.

Awesome ending. Crucial to the entire story and very surprising.

Without the final scene, the movie would have been half as good.

I liked this movie and it didn't have to have overly amounts of swearing or nudity or gross out jokes for it to be good.

Great crew and cast, story and even the generic typecasting of the obligatory "Hampton frat members" was well done.

American Pie 1, 2 3 and American Wedding or whatever clones it makes doers not measure up to this by 1/3.

Far better than most comedies about first year College with no demeaning stupid jokes to make somebody throw up with.

I liked it, even though it was simple...it was interesting and even had heart...my only regret for watching this movie is that it wasn't longer.