How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College (1989)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance, Family
  • Release Date: 1989-05-19
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 37 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Savage Steve Holland
star 6.1/10
From 37 Ratings

Summary

The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores.

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  • Anthony Edwards

    as Kip Hammett

  • Corey Parker

    as Marlon Browne

  • Lara Flynn Boyle

    as Jessica Kailo

  • Finn Carter

    as Nina Sachie

  • Gary Owens

    as Sports Announcer (voice)

  • Charles Rocket

    as Leo Whitman

  • Christopher Rydell

    as Oliver

  • Brian Doyle-Murray

    as Coach Evans

  • Tichina Arnold

    as Vera Cook

  • Bill Raymond

    as Flutter

  • Philip Baker Hall

    as Dean Patterson

  • Nicolas Coster

    as Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr.

  • Micole Mercurio

    as Betty Kailo

  • Robert Ridgely

    as George Kailo

  • Richard Jenkins

    as Bill Browne

  • Helen Lloyd Breed

    as Chancellor Joanna Holbrook

  • Nora Dunn

    as Francine Bauer, SAT Coach

  • Phil Hartman

    as Bennedict, SAT Coach

  • Bob Eubanks

    as Himself

  • Susan Krebs

    as Mrs. Wyler, Guidance Councilor

  • O-Lan Jones

    as Sally O'Connor

  • Maya Lebenzon

    as Jessica's Friend #1

  • Annie Oringer

    as Jessica's Friend #2

  • Dee Booher

    as Herself

  • Diane Franklin

    as Sharon Browne

  • Taylor Negron

    as Mailman

  • Adam Silbar

    as Phillip Jellinak, Jr.

  • Ashleigh Harris

    as Kiddie Koral Girl #1

  • Juliet Sorci

    as Kiddie Koral Girl #2

  • Hope Marie Carlton

    as Game Show Hostess

  • Rebecca Ferratti

    as Game Show Hostess

  • Lisa Fuller

    as Game Show Hostess

  • Curtis Armstrong

    as Arcadia Bible Academy Recruiter

  • Richard Steven Horvitz

    as Young Energizer

  • Stella Hall

    as Woman with Lasso

  • Gregg Binkley

    as Egghead

  • Phill Lewis

    as Earnest Boy

  • Dan Schneider

    as Pessimistic Boy (uncredited)

  • Rob Paulsen

    as B
Directing Savage Steve Holland Director
Writing Terrel Seltzer Writer
Production James Herbert Producer
Production Elizabeth Cantillon Producer
Production Michael Shamberg Producer
Editing Kaja Fehr Editor
Camera Robert Elswit Director of Photography
Editing Sonya Sones Editor
Sound Joseph Vitarelli Original Music Composer

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