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Home of Phobia

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A bored college student (Sam Huntington) sees a prime opportunity to score with a hot coed who has made the assumption that he is gay, and he decides to play along when she follows her sorority leader's assignment to seduce then cut loose a series of misfits and losers.

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Critics Consensus

This over-the-top comedy suffers from an exhaustive screenplay, which tries too hard to be funny...and fails.

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Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader 09/28/2007
John Goodman has a nice turn as a queen with a heart of gold. Go to Full Review
Lou Lumenick New York Post 09/28/2007
2/4
...goes way over the top for the Greeks vs. Gays climax. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 09/28/2007
4/5
A campus comedy with a dirty mouth, an innocent heart and a surprisingly wise mind, Freshman Orientation uses identity politics as a road to romance and emotional maturity. The naked breasts are a bonus. Go to Full Review
Geoff Berkshire Metromix.com 11/08/2007
2/5
Admirably aiming to recreate the feelings of newfound freedom and self-discovery that college inspires, Freshman Orientation never finds a way to successfully execute its good intentions. Go to Full Review
Brandon Judell New York Theatre Wire 10/20/2007
You enter expecting something really stupid, and you wind up with something really clever . . . hysterical . . . wise. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 09/28/2007
1/4
...might push boundaries better were it not so painfully unfunny. Go to Full Review
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06/05/2021 Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Sam Huntington, Marla Sokoloff, and Kaitlin Doubleday are all extremely underrated actors and do excellent jobs. I'll give you that this premise is potentially problematic, but it does have a positive edge to it. What really holds the movie back (or forward for some) is how sociopathic the main character starts. There has to be a low to grow from, but yeesh. It is a coming of age and self discovery story for about 6-20 people, depending on how you count, and there is a lot of good work that goes into balancing and keeping so many character plot lines to quality. A couple of the characters literally stop to shake off how much is going on in the movie at certain points. In the end, this is full of absurdist comedy with a sweet core. See more 10/12/2019 It's a rowdy comedy about college and sex but also has a deeper sense of sexuality and learning to appreciate women for more than as base sexual creatures See more 04/13/2015 One of the worst, most offensive movies I've ever seen! Not even funny offensive, or self-aware offensive. Just like someone with sub average intelligence, a mean spirit, and no awareness of social justice or even of the way the world works (outside of outmoded caricatures) . Don't waste your time. It's disgusting and I'm sad netflix made the dumb ass mistake of categorizing this as an lgbtq movie. It's nothing short of homophobic. See more 01/11/2015 An engaging and fresh take on the much-used American college initiation theme, 'Freshman Orientation' succeeds with a delicate balance of hilarious lines, physical gags and gross-out humour. It doesn't quite reach the full potential of any of these sub-genres and is essentially a queer movie for a straight audience. Sam Huntington is a charming, goofy lead and there's a fun turn from a campy John Goodman, though all of the performers here are quite strong. In a tale with a social conscience, it's refreshing to see the screenplay steer clear from soppy sentiment and yet keep its heart in the right place. (Original title: 'Home of Phobia'.) See more 06/11/2014 Just stay true to yourself! See more 06/09/2014 Spends too much time trying to be self righteous See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A bored college student (Sam Huntington) sees a prime opportunity to score with a hot coed who has made the assumption that he is gay, and he decides to play along when she follows her sorority leader's assignment to seduce then cut loose a series of misfits and losers.
Director
Ryan Shiraki
Producer
Dan Halsted, Stavros Merjos, Judd Payne, Matthew Rhodes
Screenwriter
Ryan Shiraki
Distributor
Regent Entertainment
Production Co
Persistent Entertainment, LIFT Productions
Rating
R (Language|Strong Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 17, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.5K
Runtime
1h 32m
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