Search - Old School [Unrated Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/10/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: DreamWorks Total Copies: 30 Genres: Comedy, Farce See Also: Old School, Old School [Unrated Widescreen], Old School [HD DVD], Old School [Blu-ray]

Three men relive their carefree college years by killing off as many brain cells as possible in this over-the-top comedy. Mitch (Luke Wilson) returns home from a less-than-pleasant business trip one evening to discover his wife, Heidi (Juliette Lewis), involved in a ménage à trois with two blindfolded strangers. Feeling less than welcome at home after this, Mitch rents a house near the campus of a nearby college; two of Mitch's old college buddies, Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell), stop by to cheer him up. They soon become regular guests at Mitch's place, despite the fact that Frank only recently wed Marissa (Perrey Reeves), while Beanie and his wife, Lara (Leah Remini), are busy with two kids. Beanie decides to throw a housewarming party for Mitch, and since Beanie sells audio equipment for a living, he's able to trick out the big bash with a massive PA system and an appearance by Snoop Dogg. Mitch soon finds he's the not-entirely-willing proprietor of the school's leading party spot, which raises the ire of Pritchard (Jeremy Piven), a dean at the college who was the target of Mitch, Frank, and Beanie's abuse when they were all students. Pritchard arranges to have Mitch's neighborhood zoned into a student housing district, but Beanie and Frank respond by forming a fraternity and making Mitch's home their headquarters. Mitch, however, is not enthusiastic about the idea, especially as he's trying to impress Nicole (Ellen Pompeo), a beautiful divorcee who is less than enchanted with Frank and Beanie's "party hearty" lifestyle. Old School director Todd Phillips knows more than a bit about the seamy side of fraternity life as director of the infamous unreleased documentary Frat House. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Luke Wilson - Mitch
Will Ferrell - Frank "The Tank"
Vince Vaughn - Beanie
Jeremy Piven - Gordon Pritchard
Ellen Pompeo - Nicole

For fans of the hilarious Old School, DreamWorks certainly has delivered the goods with this jam-packed DVD release, even though this version is presented in a pan-and-scan transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. Sound qualities range from the low end with 2.0 Dolby Surround (for those without a crazy theater system) to both 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS Surround tracks. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are generously provided, with additional tracks purely for the audio commentary with director Todd Phillips, and actors Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Luke Wilson. While far more restrained than expected, the commentary is still a fun one, with the guys continuously joking about Wilson's wandering eyes and complicated love life on the set. A handful of decent deleted scenes are supplied too, giving both Vaughn and Jeremy Piven a little more room to shine, though none are really missed in the final film. Rounding out the disc are some quite funny bloopers and outtakes (not featured in the rated version), plus a throw-away making-of, "Welcome to Old School." One of the biggest and best extra features on this disc is the often hilarious Inside the Actors Studio spoof with Will Ferrell continuing his SNL deadpan interview schtick with Phillips and the rest of the leads, including himself (with the aide of some split-screen movie magic). Finally, this disc is presented in an unrated form, which adds an extended Andy Dick scene along with a few more titillating seconds into the film. Menu designs more than reflect the unrated stamp too, so keep this sucker out of the reach of the kiddies if it's in your collection. All in all, a strong disc from DreamWorks. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide