Van Wilder
2002 · 92 min · Director: Walt Becker
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In certain circles, Van Wilder is a living legend at Coolidge College, where he's been a student now for seven years, not yet having completed his degree requirements. Despite being bright, he never attends classes anymore, instead hosting parties, imparting his brand of wisdom to his adoring fans, hosting school organization fundraisers, and rallying the college spirit among the student body. Conversely, Van loves his Coolidge life. In his antics, he has a 2ic in Hutch, and always hires a personal assistant, this year's being a South Asian transfer student named Taj, who wants to learn from the best, namely Van. Van's college life is threatened when his wealthy neglectful father only now learns that Van is still in school, Wilder Sr. who has been paying his way all this time. As such, Wilder Sr. pulls the plug on that subsidy, meaning that Van has to figure out a way to pay for his Coolidge life. Because of his living legend status, Van becomes the subject of a series of articles by the college paper's star reporter, Gwen Pearson, an assignment she would rather not do, preferring harder hitting material. However, in Gwen needing to spend time with Van, Richard Bagg, Gwen's arrogant fraternity president pre-med boyfriend, tries to place Van in a bad light time and time again, believing that Gwen and Van are falling for each other. Also in spending time with Gwen, Van may come to a true understanding of why he has stayed at Coolidge for such a long time, and what he should be looking for in his future.
Emotional fingerprint
Van Wilder (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Joy25%
- Love15%
- Nostalgia15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 15 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 14 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 46 % | 45 % | 11 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 45 % | 43 % | 11 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 49 % | 48 % | 16 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 50 % | 49 % | 24 % | 3 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 50 % | 48 % | 24 % | 5 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 49 % | 48 % | 16 % | 3 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 46 % | 46 % | 13 % | 0 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 45 % | 45 % | 11 % | 1 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 46 % | 46 % | 13 % | 5 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 48 % | 48 % | 16 % | 6 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 48 % | 43 % | 14 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 8 % | 0 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 53 % | 34 % | 6 % | 3 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 54 % | 32 % | 15 % | 18 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Relief | 56 % | 33 % | 23 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 56 % | 35 % | 24 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 58 % | 34 % | 36 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Relief | 62 % | 35 % | 50 % | 48 % |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Hutch
Richard Bagg
Gordon
Jeannie
Erik Estrada
Panos Patakos
Naomi
Casey
Details
- Directed by
- Walt Becker
- Written by
- David Wagner, Brent Goldberg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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