Van Wilder: Freshman Year
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
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2009
1h 40m
5.4(342 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

It is freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and the dean rules the school. Van embarks on a crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin, and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.

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Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

Jonathan Bennett

Van Wilder

Jonathan Bennett
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Kristin Cavallari

Kaitlin

Kristin Cavallari
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Kurt Fuller

Dean Charles Reardon

Kurt Fuller
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Steve Talley

Dick Arnold

Steve Talley
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Nestor Aaron Absera

Farley

Nestor Aaron Absera
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Nick Nicotera

Corporal Benedict

Nick Nicotera
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Jerry Ray Shea

Yu Dum Fok

Jerry Ray Shea
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Meredith Giangrande

Eve

Meredith Giangrande
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Irene Keng

Dongmei

Irene Keng
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Linden Ashby

Vance Sr.

Linden Ashby
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Mike Pniewski

General Thomas (as Mike Pinewski)

Mike Pniewski
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Brett Rice

Sergeant Hayes

Brett Rice
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Yvette Rachelle

Blondie

Yvette Rachelle
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Sarah 'So' Oliver

Hot Girl

Sarah 'So' Oliver
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Amanda Best

Hot Freshman Girl

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Mike Brune

Irving Peppler

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Dennis Luciani

Professor Downs

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Leland L. Jones

Reverend Dawkins (as Leland Jones)

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Shaun Bowman

Football Fan (as Dennis Bowman)

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Sonny Shroyer

Coach Bob

Sonny Shroyer
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Terrie Thompson

Reardon's Wife

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Jasmine Burke

Molly

Jasmine Burke
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Andy Stahl

Principal

Andy Stahl
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L. Warren Young

Campus Cop

L. Warren Young
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Greg Savage

Campus Cop

Greg Savage
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Brian Beegle

Recon Leader

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Ashleigh Dunn

Lyndsey

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Hayes Mercure

First Squad Raider

Hayes Mercure
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Shaun Lynch

Squad Captain

Shaun Lynch
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Sean Nateghi

Dirk's Crony

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Nicholas Kerves

Dirk's Crony

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Allie Taylor

Hot Freshman Girl

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Robert Peterson

Quarterback

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Richard Edward III

Dirk's Crony (as Rick Calik)

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Chase Steven Anderson

Excited Guy

Chase Steven Anderson
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Robert A. Clark

Dude in Pool

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