| How I Got Into College | |
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Movie poster for How I Got Into College
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| Directed by | Savage Steve Holland |
| Produced by |
Elizabeth Cantillon Michael Shamberg |
| Written by | Terrel Seltzer |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Joseph Vitarelli |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Edited by |
Kaja Fehr Sonya Sones |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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May 19, 1989 |
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Running time
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86 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,642,239 (USA) |
How I Got Into College is a 1989 romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, and Lara Flynn Boyle and produced & released by 20th Century Fox. This is the film debut for then-future voice actor Tom Kenny.
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.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has rated it a 38%
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.
Parts of the film used Pomona College in Claremont, California, as Ramsey College.