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Dead Man on Campus

Dead Man on Campus

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Dead Man on Campus

"Roommate Wanted... For a Limited Time Only."

1998

1h 36m

5.5(162 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.

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Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Josh Miller

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Cooper Frederickson

Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery

Rachel Gillmore

Lochlyn Munro

Lochlyn Munro

Cliff O'Malley

Randy Pearlstein

Randy Pearlstein

Buckley Schrank

Corey Page

Corey Page

Matt Noonan

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Lucy

Mari Morrow

Mari Morrow

Kristin

Dave Ruby

Zeke

Mark Carapezza

Hank

Creative team

Directed by: Alan Cohn
Written by: Adam Larson Broder
Anthony Abrams
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd

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