"When every college turned them down. . . they made one up."

2006

1h 33m

6.4(1618 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

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62 members

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Justin Long

Bartleby Gaines

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Jonah Hill

Sherman Schrader

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Blake Lively

Monica Moreland

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Adam Herschman

Glen

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Columbus Short

Hands

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Maria Thayer

Rory

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Lewis Black

Uncle Ben

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Jim O'Heir

Mr. Schrader

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Mark Derwin

Jack Gaines

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Ann Cusack

Diane Gaines

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Hannah Marks

Lizzie Gaines

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Robin Lord Taylor

Abernathy

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Diora Baird

Kiki

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Lisa Gleave

Kiki's Best Friend

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Joe Hursley

Maurice / The Ringers

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Jeremy Howard

Freaky Student

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Anthony Heald

Dean Van Horne

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Ross Patterson

Mike McNaughton

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Sam Horrigan

Mike Welsh

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Travis Van Winkle

Hoyt Ambrose

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Kaitlin Doubleday

Gwynn

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Kellan Lutz

Dwayne

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Brendan Miller

Wayne

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Chantelle Tibbs

Confused Kid

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Skyler Stone

S. H. Student in Hallway

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Darcy Shean

Mrs. Schrader

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Brian Powell

Economics Teacher

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Scott Adsit

Drop-off Dad

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Lindy Loundagin

Drop-off Mom

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Steve Little

Desk Clerk

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Parker Quinn

Frat Guy

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Artie Baxter

Mike Chambers

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Greg Sestero

Frat guy (uncredited)

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Sara Jean Underwood

Girl By Pool (uncredited)

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Alejandra Gutierrez

Kiki's Best Friend

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Yorke Fryer

S. H. Student in Hallway

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James Taku Leung

S. H. Student in Hallway

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Jay Harik

Family Friend

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Mathew Vigil

Shoe Store Boy

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Debbon Ayer

Shoe Store Mother

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Carla Jimenez

Shoe Store Manager

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Ned Schmidtke

Dr. J. Alexander

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Tim Bagley

Vice Principal Matthews

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Ray Santiago

Boy Going to Princeton

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Margaret Travolta

Academic Counselor

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Ethan Hova

Male Graduate (scenes deleted)

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Criscilla Anderson

Go Go Dancer

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Larke Hasstedt

Go Go Dancer

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Meredith Giangrande

Glen's Party Girl

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Kate French

Glen's Party Girl

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Zoe Di Stefano

S. H. Testimonial Student

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David Carmon

S. H. Testimonial Student

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Armen Weitzman

S. H. Testimonial Student

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Christopher Khai

S. H. Testimonial Student

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Jamie Leffler

Fake ID Kid

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Wendy Rodriguez

Fake ID Kid

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Richard Alan Brown

Fake ID Kid

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Mylika Davis

Fake ID Kid

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Laurie Meghan Phelps

Fake ID Kid

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Portis Hershey

Fake ID Kid

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Joseph Stiteler

The Ringers

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Asher Gold

Frat Guy

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