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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Mort Nathan
Writers:
David Drew Gallagher (written by)
Brent Goldberg (characters) ...
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Release Date:
1 December 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
The Legend is Growing.
Plot:
Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Will National Lampoon Ever Make Another Classic?
 (From Cinematical. 25 September 2009, 7:02 PM, PDT)

A Meager Manger for New Line
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 5 December 2006)

User Comments:
A daily comment from Midget Emma: Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006) more (48 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kal Penn ... Taj

Lauren Cohan ... Charlotte
Daniel Percival ... Pip

Glen Barry ... Seamus

Anthony Cozens ... Gethin

Steven Rathman ... Simon

Holly Davidson ... Sadie
Tom Davey ... Percy
William de Coverly ... Roger
Beth Steel ... Penelope

Amy Steel ... Alexandra
Jonathan Cecil ... Provost Cunningham
Roger Hammond ... Camford Dean

Kulvinder Ghir ... Taj's Father
Shobu Kapoor ... Taj's Mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (USA) (complete title)
Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj (USA) (working title)
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (Australia) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive crude sexual content, some nudity and language.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Bucharest, Romania more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The name Camford is a cross between the names Cambridge and Oxford, the two most prestigious universities in England. This is a reversal of the name Oxbridge which was created by Virginia Woolf. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Taj approaches the golf cart he received from Van Wilder, he removes a letter from the front and there is no window on the front of the cart. However, for the rest of the movie there is a window on the front of the cart. more
Quotes:
Taj: verticle smile, scrambled eggs between the legs, sunny side up on the way to the butt more
Movie Connections:
References Dead Poets Society (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Doggie Style more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A daily comment from Midget Emma: Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), 11 January 2008
3/10
Author: (midget_emma101@hotmail.com) from Australia

Not a very good movie.

Van Wilder 2:The Rise of Taj is a movie that almost completely relies on gross out laughs and unfortunately doesn't succeed.

There are a only 2 or 3 giggle moments.

Some people might be tricked into watching because its called Van Wilder. Don't be fulled ladies and gentlemen Van Wilder isn't even in it.

Taj(Kal Penn)leaves college to continue his education he goes to a college in england where he wants to teach a rich bitch student(Lauren Cohen)not to be so serious.

The actors did a OK job. That is what kept this movie from getting below 3/10. Kal Penn was funny. I didn't even know Lauren Cohen was in this(i know her from supernatural)but it was a nice surprise.

This is not a very funny movie and at most times just plain stupid. The actors are the only thing that make this being worthy of even being called a movie.

I don't recommend this. But if you want to watch a Van Wilder movie without Van Wilder in it then go ahead. They should have only called it 'The Rise of Taj'.

3/10

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