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Overview

User Rating:
4.1/10   8,389 votes
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Director:
Writers:
David Drew Gallagher (written by)
Brent Goldberg (characters) ...
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Release Date:
1 December 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Legend is Growing.
Plot:
Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
User Reviews:
Oh my god more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kal Penn ... Taj

Lauren Cohan ... Charlotte
Daniel Percival ... Pip

Glen Barry ... Seamus

Anthony Cozens ... Gethin

Steven Rathman ... Simon

Holly Davidson ... Sadie
Tom Davey ... Percy
William de Coverly ... Roger
Beth Steel ... Penelope

Amy Steel ... Alexandra
Jonathan Cecil ... Provost Cunningham
Roger Hammond ... Camford Dean

Kulvinder Ghir ... Taj's Father
Shobu Kapoor ... Taj's Mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (USA) (complete title)
Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj (USA) (working title)
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (Australia) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive crude sexual content, some nudity and language.
Runtime:
97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Taj's last name Badalandabad, in Hindi slang, translates to "land where people have big penises" more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Comets do not move as fast as seen in this movie, when watched from the Earth. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Pipp Everett, the Earl of Grey: Can somebody get me a tidy-wipe?
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Movie Connections:
Features Brute Force (2003) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Tha Jump Off more

FAQ

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50 out of 74 people found the following review useful.
Oh my god, 21 January 2007
2/10
Author: Confidante77 from United Kingdom

After making a great supporting role in Van Wilder and being pretty damn funny in Harold and Kumar, I had kind of high hopes for Kal Penn, but Oh God does this movie suck.

Short of changing the actor who plays the lead character for a sequel, the worst thing you can do when making a sequel is get rid of the main character who is in this case also the title character (how can it be called Van wilder 2 if Van Wilder isn't freaking in it?).

A brief synopsis of the story is that Taj goes to England and starts trying to do Van's thing in a posh college, he also somehow gets involved in a dog show. Sounds pretty lame, doesn't it? Well, yeah it is. Not only is it not funny at all, but again there's the completely stupid British stereotypes flying around as if people even found them funny the first time round.

Don't waste your time

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