Campus Man

Starring:John Dye, Steve Lyon, Kim Delaney, Kathleen Wilhoite, Miles O'Keeffe, Morgan Fairchild, John Welsh, Josef Rainer, Richard Alexander (II), Steve Archer, Eden Brandy, Marty Miller, Gayn Erickson, Zibby Miles, Isabelle Bailey, Paul Mancuso, Jason Scott, Bob G. Anthony, Deborah Dee, Lorin Young
Director: Ron Casden
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

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Shakespearean comedy and American high school are a match made in heaven--or Hollywood, at any rate. Somehow the exaggerated emotions and budding hormones of adolescence are perfectly suited to Shakespeare's twisty plots, and She's the Man is a perfect example. Viola (Amanda Bynes, What a Girl Wants) is furious when she learns that her high school, Cornwall, has cut the girl's soccer team--so furious that she takes advantage of her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk, Final Destination 2) skipping town for a few weeks to take his place at his school, Illyria, so she can join the soccer team there. But her disguise as her brother leads to complications when she falls in love with her soccer-playing roommate and the girl he's in love with falls in love with "Sebastian"... Bynes may not be entirely persuasive as a high school boy, but she's got the charm and sprightliness to make the audience follow her anyway. The clever script walks a fine balance, treating the situation realistically enough to make Viola's efforts matter, but zipping along quickly enough that we don't worry too much about the details. As Duke and Olivia--the other two parts of the love triangle--Channing Tatum and Laura Ramsey combine sex appeal with engaging sweetness; the excellent supporting cast includes David Cross (Arrested Development), Julie Hagerty (Airplane!), and former British soccer star Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). All in all, a delightful bit of fun. --Bret Fetzer

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Amanda Bynes proves that girls can do anything guys can do in She's the Man. The laughs are non-stop when Viola (Bynes), disguised as her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), joins the high school boys' soccer team and helps win the big game while unexpectedly falling for Duke (Channing Tatum) the hot star forward. Viola discovers that dealing with high school politics and twisted love triangles is a major challenge when you're a guy who's really a girl! She's the Man features an ensemble cast of up and coming stars and hit songs from OK-Go, The Veronicas & the F-ups. It's perfect for good-time summer fun!

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APRENDIENDO DEL SEXO OPUESTO.......2007-06-30

Esta comedia, que explota una tematica bastante interesante (una chica aprendiendo a vivir como un chico) nos muestra los altibajos de vivir las ventajas y desventajas de alguien del sexo opuesto, de una manera tremendamente caotica (hay que ver los lios en los que la chica se mete y las hilarantes escenas que protagoniza); en realidad lo que ella quiere es jugar futbol, y al clausurarse el equipo femenino de su escuela, ella es capaz de volverse hombre para seguir practicando su deporte favorito; al final, se mete en un lio de faldas (o de pantalones, quizas) en el cual involucra a su hermano, su ex-novio, se enamora de uno de los jugadores y se arma una situacion que ni ella se imagino; al final todo se vuelve un desastre, del cual ella debera buscar la manera de librarse; divertida de principio a fin, es una pelicula que todo amante de la comedia adolescente deberia de tener...SIMPLEMENTE FANTASTICA!!

Not a Chick Flick! Males and Females love this the same! .......2007-06-28

This movie is just hilarious. I went to watch this in theaters when it had just came out with some friends and we all had such a great time because their are so many funny lines to laugh out loud at. Over all this movie relates with guys and girls. And also, this is NOT a chick flick nor is this one of those stupid 'Teen Movies'. It's well written and the acting is great. I seriously could NOT have seen any other person in the staring role than Amanda Bynes - She's hysterical in this film!

I cannot find words to describe how surprised I was with this movie!
I recommend you to watch this movie if your up for a laugh.
*This movie does lean more towards the teen audience but I feel that a parent would enjoy this as well.

Very funny.......2007-06-02

This was a very well done teen movie, and it is watchable for a much wider audience. This is enjoyable entertainment that just about anyone 13 and up could enjoy. Amanda Bynes was a delight. I will say that Duke had to be a little on the slow side brain ways not to figure out that his roommate was a girl, but that is part of the cuteness of the movie, much like the part of Viola in Twelfth Night. You have to suspend reality a bit to go along with the premise but it's worth it. Also, the soccer coach at good old Illyria. He was a hoot. Good movie. Watch it. Have fun.

She IS the Man.......2007-05-28

This was an excruciatingly hilarious take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. I had expected it to be entertaining but had in no way expected it to be constantly laugh-out-loud hilarious. Obviously no one is going to win an Oscar for superior acting or impeccable script writing but nonetheless Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum managed to pull off a very fun and adorable film. Admittedly the chemistry between the two main stars was lacking a bit but her hilarity and his hotness more than made up for it. My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed the film and so it comes highly recommended.

SUPER MOVIE!!!!.......2007-05-10

I love this movie!! It is a great movie to watch, it is funny, and Channing Tatum is in it!!!..He looks soo HOT in this movie..It is a must see, Amanda Bynes does a wonderful job, liike she always does!..This movie is soo halirous!!..Trust me, you must see this movie if you haven't already!!!

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APRENDIENDO DEL SEXO OPUESTO
Not a Chick Flick! Males and Females love this the same!
Very funny
She IS the Man
SUPER MOVIE!!!!

She's the Man (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Amanda Bynes , Channing Tatum , Laura Ramsey , Vinnie Jones , and David Cross (II)
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ASIN: B000FIHN8E
Release Date: 2006-07-18

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APRENDIENDO DEL SEXO OPUESTO.......2007-06-30

Not a Chick Flick! Males and Females love this the same! .......2007-06-28

Very funny.......2007-06-02

She IS the Man.......2007-05-28

SUPER MOVIE!!!!.......2007-05-10

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Funny Film !
Dead On!
mark paul gosselaar the world loves you
"You guys ever been in a high speed chase before? It's intense!"
Awesome!

Dead Man on Campus
Starring: Tom Everett Scott , Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Poppy Montgomery , Lochlyn Munro , and Randy Pearlstein
Director: Alan Cohn
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ASIN: 6305310254
Release Date: 1999-03-09

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Well, it's a good idea. Dead Man on Campus had the potential to be a classic dark comedy: Two students at a prestigious university are flunking out; however, due to a provision in the school's charter, if they had a roommate who committed suicide, they'd both get straight A's as a form of reparation for grief and trauma. So, to stay in school, they seek out the most depressed student on campus and transfer him into their three-person dorm room. Unfortunately, rather than satirizing the real issues--academic narrow-mindedness, parental pressure, the obsessiveness of late adolescence--the movie is a compilation of frat-boy clichés and jokes that want to be in bad taste but are actually quite tame. The leads (Tom Everett Scott and Mark-Paul Gosselaar) are pleasant and the soundtrack (produced by the Dust Brothers) has some very hip selections, but after a snappy opening-credit sequence, the movie stumbles along, aimless and sluggish. Alyson Hannigan (American Pie, Willow on TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has a small role and is her charming geeky self. --Bret Fetzer

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Funny Film !.......2007-06-03

The first time I seen this film I could not stop laughing it's a great film with great characters and a great story line. It is the character of Cliff which makes this film so good really this film is totally underrated and should have been much more popular than it was however it is good to own on DVD.

Dead On!.......2007-01-10

I looked everywhere for this movie! Wal Mart, Circuit City, KMart, Target, FYE, EB Games and a few other places. My husband loves it!

mark paul gosselaar the world loves you.......2006-12-03

wow wow wow mark paul gosselaar is an explosive actor. he can do any genre comedy, suspense, romantic oh and did i mention comedy. this film is amazingly funny. the acting skills from mark paul are second to none

dont rent this film buy is its a masterpiece

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"You guys ever been in a high speed chase before? It's intense!".......2006-08-14

"Dead Man On Campus" is a film about two guys who enroll at Daleman College, and become roommates. Josh enrolls via a scholarship, and is studying to become a doctor, and Cooper, well, he's just there to avoid having to clean toilets for a living at his father's business, and of course, to goof off and party. Josh eventually decides to party with Cooper, and as a result, starts to fail every class he's in. He winds up failing his mid-terms, and he finds out that he needs to maintain a B+ average if he wants to keep his scholarship.

One night, while the boys are at a local bar, they find out that if your roomate commits suicide, you get straight As for your grief, so they decide to move a suicidal roommate into their dorm!

In my opinion, the best roommate they find is a no holds barred psychotic named Cliff O'Malley (played by the underrated Lochlyn Munro). Cliff is my favorite character in this film! He's so wacky, and he completely lacks sanity or a conscience! Most of his dialogue and facial expressions in this film is priceless! I'd list a few quotes, but I'm sure Amazon will bleep 'em out!

As for their other roomates:

Buckley: He's a computer nerd who's paranoid, suicidal, and thinks Bill Gates is after his brain!

Matt Noonan: He's the "depressed" goth rock star who acts happy and likes to sing show tunes when no one's around!

In the end: This is one of the most underrated teen stoner flicks ever! For off the wall teen comedies, this is as good as it gets, right up there with "Wayne's World" and "A Night At The Roxbury". This movie originally bombed at the box office when released in August of 1998, and seems to be forgotten nowadays, but trust me, it's funny, and the character Cliff totally makes it worth the admission! It's bound to become a cult classic sooner or later.

3 1/2 stars out of 5.

As for the DVD: It contains a non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen transfer, as well as English Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtracks, as well as a French Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtrack. The only bonus feature is a theatrical trailer for the film.

Awesome!.......2006-07-28

I love this movie before i bought it and i couldn't find it in any stores, so i looked on [...] and i found it very easily. this movie is great and it came even faster in the mail than what they predicted. it was quite a surprise when i got it early, but it was also very nice.

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Silly But FUN!
Over-the-top cornball, good-clean-fun!
Joe Flynn is funny!.
Disney Go Home
Something happened to Dexter

The Strongest Man in the World
Starring: Kurt Russell , Joe Flynn , Eve Arden , Cesar Romero , and Phil Silvers
Director: Vincent McEveety
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Release Date: 2004-05-04

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Once again Dexter Riley (a young Kurt Russell) and his science lab pals astound and confound Medfield College's head dean when their latest concoction might either save the struggling institution from bankruptcy or get the top-level staff fired. In this third of the four Medfield films, Riley accidentally ingests a vitamin compound that gives him superhuman strength, leading to sponsorship by a cereal company and possible defeat of a rival university in a weightlifting contest. Although today Medfield's team would be disqualified for drug use, in this pre-steroid scandal picture it's the scheming adults who are the bad guys. Thanks to a Medfield Board of Directors traitor (an amusingly villainous Dick Van Patten), the competing sponsor sends a couple of bungling burglars (one played by Cesar Romero) to steal the formula. Kidnapping, hypnosis, and a down-to-the-wire weightlifting finale mark this 92-minute, G-rated film, which is short on subtlety but long on wholesomeness. Kids as young as 4 will enjoy the weightlifting and burglary antics, but the school politics and corporate warfare subplots will lose them temporarily. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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Medfield College science major Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box! After breakfast the next morning, Dexter is transformed, possessing a superhuman strength that levels lampposts and destroys doorknobs. The powerful formula comes to the attention of the college dean and two rival cereal companies, touching off a hilarious chain of events. Ultimate control of the moneymaking formula rides on a weight lifting match between the pitifully small Medfield team and the superior State challengers. It's a mixture of fun, comedy, and adventure that will have everyone exploding with laughter!

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Silly But FUN!.......2007-01-03

This movie is typical of the live-action Disney fare from the 60s and 70s. Harmless fun based on a silly premise. Kurt Russell was always so fun to watch in his Disney movies. This is the type of movie that was on Sunday nights when I was a kid and afterwards on various local stations and finally on the Disney Channel before they started original programming and adding other shows of a dubious (but more "hip") nature. If you like silly fun for the whole family, check out this title or any other family movie that features Kurt Russell, Tommy Kirk, Fred MacMurray, Joe Flynn, Ken Berry, Keenan Wynn & Ed Wynn, Hayley Mills, Jim Dale, Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Robert Morse, Phil Silvers, or Mickey Rooney. You won't be disappointed!!!

Over-the-top cornball, good-clean-fun!.......2005-07-24

Forgetting the Disney corporate and technical criticism, the movie itself is thoroughly entertaining, good clean fun. It's full of great character actors from the 60's and 70's including a hilarious Joe Flynn. The movie is full of over-the-top cornball fun and thankfully it's devoid of profanity, flatulence jokes and violence found in so many movies geared at kids today. Great for kids and parents who enjoy innocent, G-rated entertainment.

Joe Flynn is funny!........2005-04-18

`The Strongest Man In The World` Is about the Funniest man in the world, the late Joe Flynn.

Disney Go Home.......2004-08-21

I keep reading that Disney might get swallowed up by a bigger corporation in one of the token buyout/takeovers that are so common these days. While I am not crazy about that particular phase of big business, I hope *somebody* with dignity would do us all a favor and do this to Disney. There are so many films like this one that I grew up with and would love to own, but I refuse to waste my hard-earned cash on inconsiderate shovelware with no care given to the restoration and presentation of the original film.

Walt Disney was nothing at all like the money-grubbing buffoons who run the show at Disney now. The soul of Disney's empire is long gone and the only folks occupying their offices are mindless, greedy, insensitive, corporate cannibals.

They may one day get some of my money, but not until they change their ways. Over 200 titles in my ever growing DVD collection and not one bears the Disney logo.

Something happened to Dexter.......2004-06-24

This is an enjoyable Disney romp with stars like Phil Silvers Eve Arden along for the ride and the return of Joe Flynn as Dean Higgins Cesar Romero as A.J Arno and Kurt Russell as Dexter Riley. The only disappointment is Russell's appearance is really pretty short with about 15 minutes at the beginning and another 15 at the end. But if you enjoyed The Computer that wore Tennis Shoe's and Now you see Him now you Don't this DVD is a must.

The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Monster on the Campus)

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The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Mon
The incredible shrinking man

The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Monster on the Campus)
Starring: John Agar , Grant Williams , and Joanna Moore
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Tarantula
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ASIN: B000IV9CDM
Release Date: 2007-01-02

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This 3 dvd set includes 5 classic 1950's science fiction films, all availabele here for the first time on dvd!

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A quintet of fun '50s science-fiction thrillers from the Universal vaults make their DVD debut in this three-disc set that's sure to please fans of vintage creature features. Arguably, the best of the lot is The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), with Grant Williams as a businessman whose exposure to a radioactive cloud causes him to decrease in size exponentially until he is literally microscopic. Based on a novel by legendary fantasy writer Richard Matheson, director Jack (Creature from the Black Lagoon) Arnold's balance of suspense (Williams' battles with a house cat and common spider) and pathos (the effect his condition has on his marriage) make it one of the most memorable science-fiction films of the decade, and a favorite even of those with only a passing interest in the genre. On the entirely other end of the spectrum is The Mole People (1956), a loopy pulp adventure with John Agar and Hugh (Leave It to Beaver) Beaumont as intrepid adventurers who discover a lost city and the title creatures at a top of a Middle Eastern mountain. Campy to a fault, with a logic-straining script and ridiculous monsters, The Mole People is also a goofy good time for B-movie mavens. Agar, whose faded star power forced him to seek work in low-budget films during the '50s and '60s, also turns up in the effective Tarantula (1955), a fast-paced "big bug" creepshow modeled after Them!. (1954), and featuring a cameo by Clint Eastwood as a jet pilot; the rest of the set is rounded out by the truly wacky Monster on the Campus (1958), with Arthur Franz as a college professor whose exposure to a prehistoric fish turns him into a rampaging Neanderthal, and The Monolith Monsters (1957), about fragments of a meteor that grow to colossal heights when exposed to water and threaten a small desert community. For TV babies that grew up on a steady diet of Saturday afternoon monster movies, The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection offers a nostalgic trip back to those cathode-soaked days, but without the barrage of commercials. The set offers trailers for each film by way of extras, as well as an anamorphic presentation of The Incredible Shrinking Man; the rest of the titles are presented in full screen. -- Paul Gaita

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B Movies Rock!!.......2007-06-27

Classic horror movie fans ~ This collection is terrific! Not only do you get the story of Scott Carey (the self-proclaimed Incredible Shrinking Freak), but in this collection you also learn why "Leo G. Carroll, was over a barrel, when Tarantula took to the hills." (Rocky Horror fans: please explain that last reference to your neighbors.) If you are a fan of movies with titles like "Them!", "It Conquered The World", and (for all you Alison Krauss fans) "Attack of The 50-foot Woman", you will loooove this collection. Or maybe you're still living in your Mom's basement at 40 and spend your nights with Godzilla, Rodan, and Ghidora. OK, fine. At least get some background and find out where Japan got all of it's ideas. Buy this collection today.

Solid Collection.......2007-06-19

This is a good solid collection of classic sci fi films. There are two films per disk (except the last disk). Like the original video releases, each film is accompanied by its original theatrical trailer.

Tarantula - Science goes awry and creates a deadly spider that just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Monolith Monsters - Deadly rocks fall from space. They grow, topple, and shatter. Then the pieces do the same and a town lies in their path if they can't be stopped.
The Incredible Shrinking Man - The classic story of a man who begins shrinking after being exposed to a strange cloud. Just how small can he get and still survive?
The Mole People - An underground race has not seen the sun in millennia. Explorers find them and their civilization becomes unstable.
Monster on the Campus - A scientist on campus discovers a way to cause creatures to revert to an earlier evolutionary state. He tests it on himself and becomes the title creature.

Five classic films at a good price. Picture and sound quality are good. Check it out.

Great Collection.......2007-06-14

I had previously only seen Tarantula many years ago and was waiting for it to be released, and have to say what a great collection. All movies have a Jack Arnold influence and for the time the special effects are pretty good. Lots of people smoking cigarettes, lots of sreams, even a couple of people falling over while being chased.

The monolity monsters is probably the weaker of the 5 movies, giant rocks overtaking the world is hard to get excited about.

You have to love the simplicity of the time and the things that people worried about.In short Highly recommend the whole package

The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Mon.......2007-06-11

They just don't make'em like these anymore. When the title says "Classic" it means Classic!

The incredible shrinking man.......2007-05-28

I saw this movie years ago, and always wanted it on DVD. A bonus getting it with some other classics. This movie does not have the special effects of today, but the story line is great. A very enjoyable movie.

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Well done.
Great story, terrible acting
Interesting Drama
Can You Say 'Nut Case' Boys and Girls?
He didn't go far enough

Oleanna
Starring: William H. Macy , Debra Eisenstadt , Scott Zigler , and Diego Pineda
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David Mamet's hot-button stage work comes to the screen, with Mamet at the directing helm and all of the play's provocations intact. It's a sinister two-hander, with William H. Macy as a smug college professor and Debra Eisenstadt as a desperate student who's struggling in his class. When the story moves to its second act, the twin specters of sexual harassment and political correctness are raised, forcing us to reassess the argument we've been watching. Brilliantly tooled as a stage workout, Oleanna loses something in its transfer to the screen, although it is always bracing to see Macy create one of his meticulous portraits of a less-than-heroic man. Mamet's ear for the absurdities of late-twentieth-century jargon (especially of the politicized variety) is mercilessly accurate, and in this ticked-off look at the intricacies of a power play, he gives you an earful. --Robert Horton

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From OscarÂ(r)-nominated* writer-director David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) comes this chillingly provocative, incisive drama that dissects the controversial issue of sexual harassmentfrom every emotionally wrenching side of the equation. When a college professor about to be tenured (William H. Macy, Fargo) meets a struggling student (Debra Eisenstadt) behind closed doors,their conversation yields only mutual misunderstanding and a charge of sexual harassment. And as their mutual antipathy turns ugly, it destroys lives, derails careers and ultimately leads to a cataclysmic event that no one ever expected! *1997: Adapted Screenplay, Wag the Dog (with Hilary Henkin); 1982: Adapted Screenplay, The Verdict

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Well done........2007-05-31

It is not an easy thing to attack a trendy kind of facism which makes young people feel important. Even written descriptions of this film stop short of saying whether there is sexual harrassment or not. Brilliantly done.

Great story, terrible acting.......2007-05-13

Saw this on the stage and was blown away. However, in this movie version, the acting is just mechanical, wooden and unconvincing. It really spoils such a solid play. Half the time, I feel like I am watching a continuation of GlenGarry GlenRoss.

Interesting Drama.......2006-08-29

This DVD version of the Mamet play has been reviewed by quite a few people in this forum. I just want to add one observation that moves away from the common perception that the play is simply about a mentally disturbed woman who employs feminist politics to presecute a college professor. That's true as far as it goes, but the play also seems to be about a college professor who digs his own grave by undermining the student's faith in the educational process and the institution that provides it. The student comes to the professor with a burning desire to learn, yet a marked inability to understand the terms in which knowledge is transmitted. The professor takes this as a legitimate criticism of traditional education, and an occasion to advance a highly idealistic view of education as the questioning of authority. Unfortunately, this is not what the student is looking for. She wants certainty, security, positive meaning, and the power that, in her mind, the possession of such knowledge confers upon the professor. She wants exactly that which the professor proceeds to denigrate. He overestimates her, which is to say that he utterly fails to understand her in her youthful confusion, yearning, and anxiety. Adrift, she finds the unambiguous truth she desires through her feminist "group", and uses this "knowledge" to turn the tables, to seize for herself the power she perceives the professor as having held over her. In so doing, of course, she destroys not only the professor, but any form of education that you or I would recognize as having value. This, then, might be seen as a comment on the politicization of the curriculum that began in higher education in the 1980s, of an advanced humanism sowing the seeds of its own destruction. The play seems to suggest that society at large cannot accommodate the insights of the humanist intellectuals, but survives on a simpler faith. Our professor destroyed that faith insofar as the student sought it in higher education, so she found it elsewhere. In a sense, his loss of nerve opens the floodgates. I think of Hitchcock's movie, "Rope", also about a professor the effect of whose words on a pair of students provides the "rope" with which he "hangs" himself, in a manner of speaking (the professor in that movie isn't the victim, but he is brought face-to-face with the consequences of his own superficial nihilism. I'm not equating the Macy character's humanism with nihilism, just noting a similarity between the ironic structure of the two films).
Anyway, the Mamet film is a good one to spark excited discussion among students. I recommend it.

Can You Say 'Nut Case' Boys and Girls?.......2006-08-08

Funny, only one other reviewer here noticed, or had the guts, to state the obvious: the girl in this movie is OBVIOUSLY delusional and in need of psychotherapy. But I digress...

Alright, here's the truth about this movie. The always-great Macy plays a middle-aged college professor who offers help to one of his failing students, in this case a young woman with CLEAR psychological problems. The student in question blows a simple misunderstanding into a full blown sexual harassment charge aimed at destroying the professor, which in turn would mean losing his hard-earned tenure. Any NORMAL woman would CLEARLY have seen the misunderstanding for what it was: A MISUNDERSTANDING, and consequently drop the matter entirely. Not so the student-from-hell in this film. She not only misconstrues the professors intentions, she goes on a personal vendetta with the single-minded purpose of a shark hunting a baby seal (only the shark is more intelligent), whereas the girl comes accross as a moron with schizo-affective disorder. She tries to completely and utterly destroy the man.

Just when you think it couldn't possibly get any better, things go from bad to worse. What happens next could only take place in the mind of someone in desperate need of thorazine: She accuses the professor of RAPING her.

Can you say 'nut case' boys and girls?

I enjoyed this movie only because of Macy, who in my opinion is one of the most underrated actors of our times. However the movie is a bit unrealistic in that most men would have either walked away from this girl completely, told one of their peers about it soon enough to make others aware of the situation, OR - and this is what most men would have done if it came to the same point as it did in the movie. Hire a lawyer!

He didn't go far enough.......2006-07-19

Oleanna is about a twisted, vicious young woman's need to bring a man (and by extention, all men) down. John, played by William Macy, is a college professor. Carol, played by Debra Eisenstadt, is one of his students. When Carol seeks help for a failing grade, John goes out of his way to help her personally, on a one to one basis. Carol is more than a little irritating and John becomes more than a little irritated by her seeming inability to grasp the simplist concepts. Playing the good professor, John faults his pedantic self for her failure to understand the material. Days later, John is caught off guard when Carol maliciously levels the charge of sexual harrasment against him - just in time to destroy his bid for tenure. Her earlier need for help has been a set up. Carol has been keeping notes all along - cataloging any word or action she might turn against him. Carol's campaign against John is facilitated by what she refers to as "the group." That is to say, by the usual nest of ideological feminists on campus in which Carol has "found herself" and a place for her sexual neuroses. She comes fully armed with her feminist groupthink about sexual harrassment and rape. Her arguments against John rest on rejecting the evidence of one's own senses in favor of a left wing vocabulary thick with words like "patriarchal," "hegemonic," "classism," and an obvious hatred of men. The director, David Mamet, tests the audiences patience as Carol apes the usual post-modern jardon that would put into question our everyday intersubjective (common sense) consensus about the meaning of our everyday words and actions -- especially the everyday words and actions of men. For Carol and "the group,'" reality is always trapped between parentheses because it is always determined by power and those who have it. Men had it in the past. She and her group have it now. Her "reality" takes precedence over John's. Carol eventually trumps her charge of sexual harrassment with a charge of rape and John, bless his heart, loses his inhibitions about hitting a woman. All in all, this movie held my attention, made me needlessly anxious, and pissed me off just enough to want to write my take on it.

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The 80's rock!!
A Nice Story, Well Acted with a Good Feel
Cinematic Classic!
Good College Movie
reflection of the 80's

Campus Man
Starring: John Dye , Steve Lyon , Kim Delaney , Kathleen Wilhoite , and Miles O'Keeffe
Director: Ron Casden
Manufacturer: Paramount
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Release Date: 2003-09-23

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In CAMPUS MAN, college business major Todd Barrett (Dye) is $10,000 in the hole for his school tuition, with only 30 days to produce the funds. Convincing his good friend, Brett (Lyon), who is also the star member of the school diving team, to pose for a beefcake calendar, Todd intends to get rich quick with this entrepreneurial endeavor. But, when the calendar threatens Brett's amateur athletic status and his dreams of Olympic gold, Todd finds himself in possession of excess cash but lacking in the friendship department.

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The 80's rock!!.......2004-03-09

Well, it wasn't a horrible movie!! I liked it! It was very 80's ish! Good clean movie!!

A Nice Story, Well Acted with a Good Feel.......2003-05-23

This is one of those movies that really can't be catagorized by Comedy/Drama/Suspense..etc. 'Campus Man' is a low-budget story produced in the times of Good-Natured movies directed at teenaged audiences (A dying breed of film by now). The movie features 'Touched By and Angel's' John Dye, Morgan Fairchild and a young model named Steve Lyon who appears in this..one of his only two movies. A young entrepreneur-to-be (John Dye) spends his last year at Arizona State University struggling to come up with the perfect marketing idea that will secure his future. He invests his new idea of a 'male calender for women' in his long-time friend and classmate (Steve Lyon), a handsome and promissing young diver for the school. When a tough buisness shark (Morgan Fairchild) and an outlaw loan officer put weight on his shoulders, he is forced to mend the damage to his friendship with Brett choose between a great deal of money and getting Brett's diving scholorship back. It's an 'Alex P. Keaton' type story which was popular in the 80s', very well done by all four lead actors with comedy and mild drama that makes it a nice summer vacation movie. It falls into the same catagory as 'Summer School', 'The Allnighter', and 'One Crazy Summer' and it's worth a try if you're a fan of 'beach-comedy' type stories from the 80s'.

Cinematic Classic!.......2003-03-07

My girlfriend originally wanted to rent James Cameron's Titanic, but instead I argued for one of Ron Casden's more controversial works. Boy are we glad we decided on this. For the girls, this movie has John Dye, and for the gents, need I say more than Kathleen Willhoite? This uproarious comedy has you in stitches while still tugging at your heart-strings with its many twists and turns. Morgan Fairchild also makes a guest appearance as the editor of a magazine, now that's star power!!! This movie makes you feel great, case in point the now infamous high five scene at the end ; ). Side note for you movie buffs, Bob G. Anthony turns in an early stellar performance as the loan officer. Breath taking. If you're looking for an hilarious comedy that really makes you think and keeps you on your toes the whole way through...DROP EVERYTHING!!! and BUY this movie today!!

Good College Movie.......2002-06-26

The movie is a comedy/Thriller non horror movie, When i say non horror thriller, another words you wonder what is going to happen next. The movie is about a college student who needs to come up with $10,000 in 30 days for tution or he will be thrown out of college. He comes up with an idea to make a Sports pin up calander with college boys on it. He borrows $12,000 from a loan shark to start his project but with a %30 interest rate. He has to come up with $25,600 in 30 days OR ELSE.

reflection of the 80's.......2002-06-11

A good movie for a reflection of the 80's. A great cast. This movie helped launch john dye's career, although not sure what happened to steve lyon? a must see movie.

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