How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College

86 mins | Comedy, Family, Romance | May 19, 1989

The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores.

How I Got Into College

86 mins | Comedy, Family, Romance | May 19, 1989

How I Got Into College
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title How I Got Into College
Directors Savage Steve Holland
Writers Terrel Seltzer

Cast

Anthony Edwards

as Kip Hammett

Corey Parker

as Marlon Browne

Lara Flynn Boyle

as Jessica Kailo

Finn Carter

as Nina Sachie

Gary Owens

as Sports Announcer (voice)

Charles Rocket

as Leo Whitman

Christopher Rydell

as Oliver

Brian Doyle-Murray

as Coach Evans

Tichina Arnold

as Vera Cook

Bill Raymond

as Flutter

Philip Baker Hall

as Dean Patterson

Nicolas Coster

as Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr.

Micole Mercurio

as Betty Kailo

Robert Ridgely

as George Kailo

Richard Jenkins

as Bill Browne

Helen Lloyd Breed

as Chancellor Joanna Holbrook

Nora Dunn

as Francine Bauer, SAT Coach

Phil Hartman

as Bennedict, SAT Coach

Bob Eubanks

as Himself

Susan Krebs

as Mrs. Wyler, Guidance Councilor

O-Lan Jones

as Sally O'Connor

Maya Lebenzon

as Jessica's Friend #1

Annie Oringer

as Jessica's Friend #2

Dee Booher

as Herself

Diane Franklin

as Sharon Browne

Taylor Negron

as Mailman

Adam Silbar

as Phillip Jellinak, Jr.

Ashleigh Harris

as Kiddie Koral Girl #1

Juliet Sorci

as Kiddie Koral Girl #2

Hope Marie Carlton

as Game Show Hostess

Rebecca Ferratti

as Game Show Hostess

Lisa Fuller

as Game Show Hostess

Curtis Armstrong

as Arcadia Bible Academy Recruiter

Richard Steven Horvitz

as Young Energizer

Stella Hall

as Woman with Lasso

Gregg Binkley

as Egghead

Phill Lewis

as Earnest Boy

Dan Schneider

as Pessimistic Boy (uncredited)