Direction
Deb Hagan keeps the conflicts within a single weekend, giving each new party or prank a direct connection to the previous mistake.
College follows Kevin, Carter, and Morris on a prospective-student weekend where parties, fraternity hazing, and retaliation turn their campus tour into chaos.
At a Glance
Full titleCollege
DirectorDeb Hagan
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish
Release date2008-08-28
GenreComedy
Runtime1h 34m
Why College stands out
A contained campus comedy that turns one prospective-student weekend into a rapid escalation of parties, hazing, and retaliation.
College uses a prospective-student visit to place characters between high school insecurity and an exaggerated version of campus independence.
Kevin wants the weekend to change how he feels after a breakup, Carter chases every social opportunity, and Morris is less comfortable with the risks they take.
The fraternity conflict gives the film a simple escalation: each humiliation creates pressure for the visitors to defend themselves rather than continue seeking approval.
Deb Hagan directs the story as broad campus comedy, relying on the trio's contrasting personalities and the contained weekend structure.
The visit works as a premise because the three friends are close enough to arrive together but want very different experiences from college.
Memorable characters
Drake Bell, Andrew Lewis Caldwell, and Kevin Covais create a trio based on different levels of confidence and caution.
Rewatch appeal
The escalating fraternity feud and compact timeline make the film easy to follow as a sequence of comic reversals.
Genre impact
College fits the campus-comedy tradition by contrasting the freedom prospective students imagine with the hierarchy they encounter.
Story
A routine college visit becomes a test of friendship when three high-school seniors are pulled into fraternity parties and targeted by hostile hosts.
01
A prospective-student weekend
Kevin, Carter, and Morris arrive expecting a tour and discover a campus weekend organized around parties and fraternity access.
02
The fraternity hosts
The older students assigned to host them use their status to manipulate and embarrass the prospective freshmen.
03
Trying to join the party
Each friend wants something different from the visit, creating friction as the risks become harder to dismiss.
04
Humiliation becomes conflict
Repeated hazing shifts the story from awkward social comedy toward open retaliation between the visitors and their hosts.
05
The visitors fight back
The trio use what they learned during the weekend to challenge the fraternity members on their own ground.
06
Why the setup works
The short timeline and contrasting friends give the otherwise familiar campus premise a clear comic structure.
Cast
Main characters and performers
Behind the Scenes
Runtime: 1h 34m.
Directed by Deb Hagan.
Genres include Comedy.
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FAQ
How long is College?
College runs 1h 34m.
What is College about?
A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.
Who directed College?
College was directed by Deb Hagan.
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