Summary
Straight-arrow Barry has moved 3000 miles away from lackluster Ohio to attend college in sunny SoCal, and his friend Douglas has come along for the ride.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 37GoodWatch 35
IMDb3.8
Audience score36%
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for comedies, +5 min on the typical 100
typical 100105Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
Released
2008
March 7, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more18 people
- Charlie FinnDouglas
- Derek WatersBarry
- Nikki GriffinPennie
- Jon BernthalDonnie Pitron
- Jana KramerRyann
- Jayma MaysTiffany
- Jelynn SophiaMelanie (as Jelynn Rodriguez)
- Affion CrockettT.J. Fykus
Eric LadinCory Lemuixk
Charlie MurphyClay the Doorman / Arnie
Jon GriesRicky Fabulous
Ben GleibUssef
Sam HorriganBrad Thunder
Mikey DayCole
Resmine AtisBartender (uncredited)
Michael PlacenciaKeith Backdraft (uncredited)
Daniel FranzeseBig Mikey
Thomas HobsonPhillip
Directing · 1
- Michael Pietrzak Director
Writing · 2
- Peter Castanik Writer
- Marc James Writer
Camera · 1
- Kevin McKnight Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Joseph LoDuca Original Music Composer
Other crew · 2
- Helena Barrett Stunts
- Bruno Van Zeebroeck Special Effects Coordinator
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