Old School (film)

Old School is a 2003 frat comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and made by DreamWorks Pictures. Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson play three thirty-something year old men who start a fraternity. It was a critical and financial success.


 * Above the Influence: Frank "the Tank" Ricard spends the movie trying to ditch alcohol.
 * Alliterative Name: Mitch Martin.
 * Berserk Button: Frank doesn't like it when there is no ice in his lemonade.
 * Big Bad: Dean Gordon "Cheese" Pritchard.
 * Big Yes:
 * Peppers says this when the dart landed on Frank's neck.
 * Frank says this at the end.
 * The Cameo:
 * Snoop Dogg appears at the Mitch-a-Palooza.
 * The director Todd Phillips appears to Mitch's house and says "I'm here for the gangbang."
 * Catch Phrase: Frank's "We're going streaking!"
 * Comically Missing the Point: Frank heard from Mitch that the fraternity is getting a charter certification review by the board of trustees. His response? "Damn it! Wait, wait. What does that mean exactly?"
 * Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Dean Pritchard talks about his plans, which was secretly recorded by Megan so she can help the fraternity stop Pritchard.
 * Noodle Incident: Beanie and Pritchard talked about the time where Pritchard got locked in the dumpster by Beanie and Frank but got out briefly.
 * Politically-Incorrect Villain:
 * Dean Pritchard calls Megan Chang as "Huang".
 * The cab driver tells Mitch to stop being such a "faggot".
 * Precision F-Strike: Mitch usually doesn't swear and dropped one near Beanie and his son, resulting in the "earmuffs" talk.
 * Product Placement:
 * A U-Haul van is seen.
 * KFC and Olive Garden were mentioned by Frank.
 * Averted with Speaker City since it is a fake brand made for the film.
 * Sophisticated As Hell: The Dan Band sings an F-bomb laced version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
 * The Stinger: Dean Gordon Pritchard gets killed by a car crashing into him as Blue is singing "Dust in the Wind" at Heaven.
 * Think of the Children: Beanie says the word "earmuffs" near his children where they cover their ears before he starts swearing.
 * Tranquillizer Dart: Frank accidentally shoots himself in the neck with this.
 * Wacky Fratboy Hijinx: There is streaking and KY jelly wrestling.
 * Your Cheating Heart: Heidi has had a gangbang, causing infidelity between her and Mitch.