How I Got into College

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

Anthony Edwards as Kip Hammett

Corey Parker as Marlon Browne

Lara Flynn Boyle as Jessica Kailo

Finn Carter as Nina Sachie

Charles Rocket as Leo Whitman

Christopher Rydell as Oliver

Brian Doyle-Murray as Coach Evans

Tichina Arnold as Vera Cook

Tom Kenny as "B"

Bill Raymond as Flutter

Phillip Baker Hall as Dean Patterson

Nicolas Coster as Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr.

Richard Jenkins as Bill Browne

Phil Hartman as Bennedict

Nora Dunn as Francine Bauer

Duane Davis as Ronny "Sure Hands" Rawlson

Diane Franklin as Sharon Browne

Robert Ridgely as George Kailo

Micole Mercurio as Betty Kailo

Rino Passaniti as Tuba Player 1

Keith "Beaker" Burrus as Tuba Player 2

Jeff "Barf" Griffith as Tuba Player 3

James Dickinson as Cymbal Player 1

Richard Steven Horvitz as Young Energizer

Bruce Wagner as "A"

Phill Lewis as Earnest Boy

Curtis Armstrong as Arcadia Bible Academy Recruiter

Critical response

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

Box office

The movie was not a box office success, making just $651,850 in its opening weekend from 743 theaters for an average of $877 per venue. It ended its run with only $1,642,239 domestically.