National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

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National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

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Released Dec 1, 2006

1h 38m

Comedy

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Van Wilder protege Taj Badalandabad (Kal Penn) heads to England's prestigious Camden University to further his studies and cement his burgeoning reputation as the sultan of sheets. But when he arrives, he learns that he has not been accepted to the Fox and Hounds fraternal guild and, instead, becomes head of a house of student misfits. Taj rises to the challenge by establishing his own society, the Cock and Bulls, and whipping his misfit comrades into academic shape.

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Critics Consensus

A low-brow comedy, minus the comedy.

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Reece Pendleton

Chicago Reader

This is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable.

Jul 28, 2009

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Penn sports little of the squirrelly charm evidenced by the original Van Wilder star, Ryan Reynolds.

Rated: 0/5

Feb 3, 2007

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

National Lampoon recycles countless collegiate comedies for this spin-off sequel.

Rated: 1/6

Feb 3, 2007

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Lame, horrid sequel is even worse than the first.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2011

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Brian Marder

Hollywood.com

Rated: 1/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Screw Tara Reid! Who needs her in this movie. We've got a cockney girl with huge knockers.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 13, 2007

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Audience Member

It was boring, they should not have removed Reynolds...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Audience Member

WOW! This movie was atrocious. I’m sorry( but I didn’t find anything salvageable about this film. They could have removed the nudity and released it as a Disney Channel original movie under the same name and I’d still feel the same way. Arguably one of the worst sequels ever. Now to watch the third one. 1/5 stars.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Rosana B

Adoro Kal Penn, apesar da grande maioria das vezes, suas comédias serem chatas, pastelão e entediantes, aqui, felizmente, foge um pouco a comédia pastelão cliché, com uma abordagem minimamente diferencial, o que o torna menos entediante e mais gostozinho de assistir, infinitamente superior ao anterior que era totalmente esquecível, levemente menos sexual e mais inclusivo… Abobalhada, com alguns bons momentos divertidos sem vergonha alheia, já vi muito piores… Regular...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Tyler C

A brilliant masterpiece of Cinima! I have no idea how this snuck under the envelope at the 2006 Academy Awards!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/23

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de comédia são fracas, o elenco é fraco e ninguém melhora o filme, e os personagens sao fracos,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Audience Member

It's boring and the comedy is terrible.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

Van Wilder protege Taj Badalandabad (Kal Penn) heads to England's prestigious Camden University to further his studies and cement his burgeoning reputation as the sultan of sheets. But when he arrives, he learns that he has not been accepted to the Fox and Hounds fraternal guild and, instead, becomes head of a house of student misfits. Taj rises to the challenge by establishing his own society, the Cock and Bulls, and whipping his misfit comrades into academic shape.

Director: Mort Nathan
Producer: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay, Elie Samaha, Natan Zahavi
Screenwriter: David Drew Gallagher
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Tapestry Films, Bauer Martinez Studios, Myriad Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Crude Sexual Content|Language|Some Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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