A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
Acting
Jonah Hill's panicked energy is peak pre-Superbad perfection.
Writing
The 'S.H.I.T.' acronym gag commits so hard it actually lands.
Director
Steve Pink
Justin Long
Bartleby Gaines
Jonah Hill
Sherman Schrader
Blake Lively
Monica Moreland
Adam Herschman
Glen
Columbus Short
Hands
Maria Thayer
Rory
Lewis Black
Uncle Ben
Jim O'Heir
Mr. Schrader
Mark Derwin
Jack Gaines
Ann Cusack
Diane Gaines
Hannah Marks
Lizzie Gaines
Robin Lord Taylor
Abernathy
Diora Baird
Kiki
Lisa Gleave
Kiki's Best Friend
Joe Hursley
Maurice / The Ringers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The abandoned mental hospital used for filming? Real. The electroshock therapy rooms? Not so much.
This flopped in 2006 but became a cult staple for millennials who lived through the 'everyone needs college' panic. The 'S.H.I.T. happens' poster lives rent-free in dorm rooms.
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