Old School
Short description
Old School follows three men in their thirties whose lives have settled into routines they did not plan for. Mitch has just moved into a house near the college campus after a breakup, Frank is married and far from the partying he once enjoyed, and Beanie is a family man who misses his wilder years. When the college tries to force Mitch out of the house, the friends turn it into a fraternity of their own, welcoming anyone regardless of age. The scheme brings back the parties and carefree days they remember, but it also puts them in conflict with the dean, a former classmate they once mocked, who wants the operation shut down.
The film was directed by Todd Phillips, who also wrote the screenplay with Scot Armstrong and produced it with Daniel Goldberg and Joe Medjuck. It was Phillips's second feature, following Road Trip in 2000. Luke Wilson plays Mitch, Will Ferrell plays Frank, Vince Vaughn plays Beanie, and Jeremy Piven plays Dean Pritchard. The cast runs to 73 credited performers, with Ellen Pompeo as Nicole and Craig Kilborn as Mark.
Made for about 24 million US dollars, the comedy earned roughly 87 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.6 out of 10 from more than two thousand votes. It runs 92 minutes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The 'Quality Cafe' can also be seen in other films, such as 'Training Day' (2001), 'Hollow Man' (2000), and 'Se7en' (1995).
- When Mitch—the 'Godfather'—comes home at the very beginning of the movie, a bowl of oranges can be seen on the table. In The Godfather (1972), oranges signified that something bad was about to happen. In this case, Mitch discovers that his girlfriend is cheating on him.
- The group playing at the wedding is the real-life rock band 'The Dan Band'.
- The beer Will Ferrell drinks during Mitch's party is called 'O’Doul’s'. It is a non-alcoholic beer.
- The final scene filmed for the movie was Mitch's party.
- To maintain order during the filming of the 'Mitch's Party' scene, Vince Vaughn spent an hour entertaining more than 300 extras.
- The wedding scene in which Mitch gives a speech was added to the movie during filming.
- Vince Vaughn signed his contract for the film during the shooting of the wedding scene. It was his first day on set, and he was required to sign the contract before filming began.
- Some of the scenes featuring Luke Wilson were shot in a single take. The crew nicknamed him "One-Take Luke."
- Todd Phillips views his film as a comedic version of "Fight Club" (1999). The movie contains numerous references to David Fincher's famous picture. Some of these include: wrestling matches taking place in a basement; photocopying club propaganda flyers at work; several people complaining about their tedious, boring jobs; the restaurant scene; the behavior of people during the fraternity initiation; and Vince Vaughn's clothing in the initiation scene, which strongly resembles Tyler Durden's attire.
- The film's director, Todd Phillips, made a cameo appearance as the man who asks Mitch (Luke Wilson) about a gangbang.
- The man who played Marissa's father is Will Ferrell's personal accountant.
- The role of the Spaniard could have gone to Anthony Begonia.
- At the funeral, Will Ferrell sings the legendary hit 'Dust in the Wind' by Kansas.
- The birthday party episode, where Frank (Will Ferrell) shoots himself with a tranquilizer and then falls into the pool, is an almost frame-by-frame reproduction of a scene from 'The Graduate' (1967), featuring the exact same camera angles and music.
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