How I Got into College

How I Got Into College is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, and Lara Flynn Boyle and produced & released by 20th Century Fox. This is the film debut of eventual voice actor Tom Kenny, who would become best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.

How I Got Into College
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySavage Steve Holland
Written byTerrel Seltzer
Produced byElizabeth Cantillon
Michael Shamberg
Starring
CinematographyRobert Elswit
Edited byKaja Fehr
Sonya Sones
Music byJoseph Vitarelli
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
May 19, 1989
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$1,642,239 (USA)

Plot

The story follows a girl named Jessica (Lara Flynn Boyle) and her attempt to get into Ramsey College, a small college in Pennsylvania, and Marlon (Corey Parker), a boy who tries to get into Ramsey to pursue Jessica, whom he is in love with.

Cast

Production

Jan Eliasberg started directing but was fired five days into filming and replaced with Savage Steve Holland.[1]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has rated it a 38%[2]

Box office

The film was a box office bomb, making just $651,850 in its opening weekend from 743 theaters for an average of $877 per venue.[3] It ended its run with only $1,642,239 domestically.[4]

Production notes

Parts of the film usedin Claremont, California, as Ramsey College.

References
  1. Cieply, Michael (March 11, 1988). "A Fired Woman Film Director--New Questions, Issue Continues". Los Angeles Times.
  2. "How I Got Into College". www.rottentomatoes.com. 1989-05-19. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. "Swayze Flexes Box-Office Muscle". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  4. "How I Got into College".
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