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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "ACCEPTED" (2006) (Justin Long, Jonah Hill) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Minor *Heavy Minor Minor Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Heavy Minor None Mild Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy None Minor Moderate Mild QUICK TAKE: Comedy: After failing to be admitted to any college, a desperate high school senior makes up his own school to appease his parents, unaware of the repercussions that will follow his act. PLOT: Bartleby Gaines (JUSTIN LONG) is an average high school senior who has no luck with the girls -- including the object of his desire -- Monica (BLAKE LIVELY) -- or getting admitted to any college, unlike his best friend Sherman Schrader (JONAH HILL) who's all set to be enrolled at Harmon. Seeing how upset his parents are about his academic failure, Bartleby decides to create his own school. With the help of Sherman who creates a web page for the faux South Harmon Institute of Technology, Bartleby proudly shows them his acceptance letter and thinks his problems are solved. Unfortunately, they want to drop him off on the nonexistent campus and meet the equally null dean. Panicked, Bartleby enlists the aid of Sherman, high school jock Hands (COLUMBUS SHORT), fellow college reject Rory (MARIA THAYER) and chef wannabe Glen (ADAM HERSCHMAN) to create the school out of an abandoned mental hospital. He also persuades Sherman's uncle Ben (LEWIS BLACK) -- a bitter and washed up, former academic -- to serve as the dean. All goes well until a horde of students show up -- thanks to Sherman's fully functional website that's accepted every other college reject -- and Bartleby doesn't have the heart to tell them the place isn't for real. As he and his friends try to figure out how to run the school on the fly, Sherman must deal with fraternity hazing at the hands of Hoyt (TRAVIS VAN WINKLE), who just so happens to be Monica's boyfriend as well as the lieutenant for Dean Van Horn (ANTHONY HEALD) who wants the former hospital's land to enlarge Harmon's campus. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Those interested in "wild" college comedies and/or who are fans of someone in the cast might be interested in it. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For language, sexual material and drug content. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: JUSTIN LONG plays an average high school senior who invents an acceptance letter from a made-up college to appease his parents after being rejected by a number of real universities. When other students arrive to attend that institution, he must scramble to create a college on the fly (and lies to them and his parents about such matters). He uses some profanity, drinks some, and makes out with Monica. JONAH HILL plays his best friend who must contend with the fraternity hazing at his college, all while trying to assist Bartleby in his progressively elaborate ruse. He uses some profanity. BLAKE LIVELY plays the girl of Bartleby's dreams who doesn't give him a second thought in high school, but takes a liking to him when both are at separate colleges. She drinks some and makes out with him. MARIA THAYER plays an overachiever whose academic dreams are crushed when she isn't accepted into Yale. She then joins Bartleby and the others in creating the fake college. She uses some profanity. ANTHONY HEALD plays the dean of the neighboring college who wants the land under which Bartleby's fake college resides and will do anything to get it. ADAM HERSCHMAN plays a wild guy who ends up becoming the chef at Bartleby's fake college. COLUMBUS SHORT plays the high school jock whose previous injury leaves him without a college to attend, so he joins forces with Bartleby and the others in creating one. LEWIS BLACK plays Sherman's uncle, a former professor who dropped out of academia, and reluctantly joins Bartleby's college as its faux dean. He drinks, briefly uses strong profanity, and rants about the current state of affairs, particularly regarding higher education. TRAVIS VAN WINKLE plays Monica's boyfriend (and cheats on her), a fraternity leader who hazes Sherman and is Dean Van Horn's right-hand man in trying to close down Bartleby's faux college. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 "f' word (and another that's bleeped out), while other expletives (including in a song) and all sorts of colorful phrases are also uttered. All sorts of sexually related dialogue and material is present (including two statues showing erect phalluses), as is the sight of various coeds in various styles of revealing attire (including skimpy bikinis). Slapstick style violence and some property damage occurs (played for comedy), while that and other bits of behavior may be enticing for some kids to imitate. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, some crude humor is present, and there's one comedy scene (featuring what looks like a mummified body falling from a ceiling) that might be unsettling for a few viewers. Finally, various characters drink (and many are seen passed out following a party), while some drug references are made and we briefly see what looks like a drug deal. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there are some strobe effects at a party. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE We see Bartleby and his high school friends generating fake I.D.s at school, and Bartleby tells some to say "beer" rather than "cheese" for their photo. About something Bartleby just said, his mom asks if he's huffing, then there are questions from her and his dad about him being high and huffing grass, with him saying he's not stoned. People raise a toast with wine/champagne at a party, and Rory quickly downs a glass after learning she didn't get into Yale. Sherman sarcastically jokes that after they start the fake college, they can start a meth lab somewhere. A beer delivery guy arrives and yells out wondering who ordered two dozen kegs. We see three guys covertly doing what looks like a drug deal on "campus." Ben has a beer and is noted as being a drunk in one scene. A guy mentions speed in passing. Students drink at a frat party. Students drink, including Bartleby and Monica. A poster in Bartleby's room says "Beer and food." Bartleby then asks Monica if she wants a drink and she says yes. Ben drinks. Bartleby sarcastically comments about Hoyt not having to give someone a "roofie" (date rape drug). Many students are passed out outside after a party from the night before. We see Glen passed out (or asleep) in his underwear on a raft (in the pool) surrounded by several bikini-clad girls. Ben has a beer and belches. BLOOD/GORE We see a very filthy and gross bathroom in the old psychiatric hospital. Ben tells the students about the government and their interest in "every sh*t you take." As a bit of hazing, a frat brother tells Sherman to drink something, but hocks up a "loogie" that he spits into the cup and then has Sherman drink that as well. We see/hear that the school mascot is the "sh*t-sandwich" (since the "s" word is the acronym for the school). Sherman has some photos on his face from where his fraternity brothers apparently paddled him earlier (not seen). DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE All of the following is played for comedy: We see Bartleby and his high school friends generating fake I.D.s at school, and Bartleby tells some to say "beer" rather than "cheese" for their photo. In front of others, Bartleby's dad states that his son "screwed around" (nonsexual) and threw his life away. To appease his parents, Bartleby decides to make up a college, have Sherman build a website for it, and then act as if he was accepted to it. He then continues this ruse throughout the movie, eventually lying to even more people and even taking other students' money (or that of their parents) as admission. Bartleby, Sherman, and Rory break and enter into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to check it out as a possible setting for their faux school. Ben responds to a boy's tantrums in a shoe store (where Ben is the sales associate) by calling him an "insolent little snot" and then saying that "maybe he's retarded." About leaving the country and charges of sexual harassment, Ben asks what's wrong with telling a woman she has "nice t*ts." Some viewers might not like the humor aimed at a stereotypical representation of a student with attention deficit disorder. Van Horn picks out land that the former mental hospital is on, wants that for the front entrance to his college, and sends Hoyt to get rid of Bartleby and the others. Various frat brothers won't give Sherman the time of day despite him being a legacy pledge. A TV comes crashing through a window and smashes to the ground below. As a bit of hazing, a frat brother tells Sherman to drink something, but hocks up a "loogie" that he spits into the cup and then has Sherman drink that as well. Monica walks in and finds her boyfriend making out with another girl who's just in her panties and cleavage-revealing bra. Bartleby sarcastically comments about Hoyt not having to give someone a "roofie" (date rape drug). Some viewers might not like comments related to mental health such as "Maybe he's retarded," "Looney bin" and "He's looney tunes." FRIGHTENING SCENES A mummified body falls down through the ceiling near Bartleby in a dilapidated psychiatric hospital (it's all grey and dried out looking, but the scene is only played for laughs). GUNS/WEAPONS We see Bartleby and Hands playing a first-person shooter video game (where aliens are blasted). A cop wears a sidearm. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "F*cking A," "Then you're f*cked" (with the last word bleeped out), "My sh*t was all crazy," "Dog sh*t," "You're full of sh*t," "Dipsh*t," "Isn't that a load of horsesh*t?" "Holy sh*t," "Oh sh*t," "We don't give a sh*t," "Welcome to sh*t," "In the sh*tter," "Every sh*t you take," "For sh*t," "Bullsh*tting," "Sh*t sandwich," "You want to be a sh*thead," "I don't give a sh*t," "Snaps on off" (masturbates), "College is for p*ssies," "Since I got boned by every college I applied to," "Pimps and whores," "Come again? No...come again -- Please come again" (sexual), "Hey sperminator," "Sperman," "Don't worry, you're young, your butt can take it" (a prison joke), "What the hell /is going on here/is this/was that?" "Screw that up," "I hate my life," "Have fun being hot," "Are you huffing?" (smoking pot), "Cut the crap," "Sucks," "Hell of a cake," "Nothing like getting a load off," "Screwed around," "You idiot," "He's a hard ass," "I'm a huge tool," "Dude," "This place is awesome," "Hope you guys have hobo stab insurance," "This kitchen is bitchin,'" "Where the hell are you?" "Mother of hell" (or something like that), "You insolent little snot," "Maybe he's retarded," "I'm going off the grid," "You're an asshole," "You're an idiot," "Life-long hell," "Busting their ass," what sounded like "Holy balls," "Who the hell are you?" "It sucks," "Blows," "Screw that," "The hell if I know," "Don't screw it up," "My ass," "Dumb ass," "Oh snap," "She can be a real bitch," "You rock," "Ass clown" (seen written), "Freaks," "Looney bin," "They kicked my ass," "Freaking," "We all can't live with our heads up our asses," "Loser," "Let's kick some ass," "Show me some bull," "We rock our faces off," "He's looney tunes," "Take your PhD and shove it up your ass" and "I am damn proud of them." We see Bartleby and his high school friends generating fake I.D.s at school, and Bartleby tells some to say "beer" rather than "cheese" for their photo. Hands has a tattoo on his shoulder, while other students have varying forms of tattoos, some have Mohawk haircuts, and others have brightly dyed hair. Bartleby, Glen, and Sherman shock themselves with old electroshock pads/paddles that they find in the psychiatric hospital (played for comedy). Bartleby reminds Sherman of the time the latter stole his mother's birth control pills that resulted in Bartleby's younger sister being born. Two guys bash through a wall with sledgehammers to make their "dorm" room bigger. We see various, shapely young women in bikinis, with some doing body paint on the others. A TV comes crashing through a window and smashes to the ground below. A guy rides a skateboard into a pool, followed in a later scene by a motorcycle doing the same in a jump while pulling a guy on a skateboard. As a bit of hazing, a frat brother tells Sherman to drink something, but hocks up a "loogie" that he spits into the cup and then has Sherman drink that as well. As part of his pledge hazing, Sherman is dressed like a hot dog in a bun and has to go around telling people, "Ask me about my wiener." We see/hear that the school mascot is the "sh*t-sandwich" (since the "s" word is the acronym for the school). We see that the frat boys have put a maxi pad on Sherman's head and written "ass clown" on it. We see a passed out student with the words "stick it here" written pointing to his mouth. Ben has a beer and belches. Some students give the "devil" sign with their hands (index and pinky finger raised) for a photo. JUMP SCENES A mummified body falls down through the ceiling near Bartleby in a dilapidated psychiatric hospital (it's all grey and dried out looking, but the scene is only played for laughs). There's a sudden explosion from the kitchen and Glen stumbles out (from something he was making, and played for comedy). MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) A song has several uses of the "s" word in the lyrics. PROFANITY At least 1 "f" word (with another bleeped out), 62 "s" words (some seen written and some heard in a song), 3 slang terms for sex ("screw" and "boned"), 6 using male genitals ("wiener" and "tool"), 1 using female ones ("p*ssies"), 1 for breasts ("t*ts"), 18 asses (6 used with "hole"), 13 hells, 7 craps, 4 damns, 1 incomplete S.O.B, and 1 use each of "G-damn," "For God's sakes," "God," "Oh God" and "Oh my God." We see the acronym for the South Harmon Institute of Technology (which becomes the "s" word) written many times during the movie. SEX/NUDITY Sherman says that the Vice-Principal comes into the room they're currently in carrying a women's fitness magazine with which he "snaps one off" (masturbates). Bartleby then addresses that administrator, dropping innuendo about defiling such a magazine and that a certain "natural adhesive" makes it difficult to get the pages apart. Monica shows varying amounts of cleavage (sometimes a lot) in the various outfits she wears throughout the movie. Other girls also show cleavage in various outfits, while Bartleby's mom does so at least once in one top. Bartleby talks about his resourcefulness, such as getting sexual harassment charges filed against the school bully when he pushed Bartleby up against the lockers and Bartleby stated that he felt something (an erection joke). About leaving the country and charges of sexual harassment, Ben asks what's wrong with telling a woman she has "nice t*ts." A person makes the comment about "Pimps and whores." When Hoyt tells Sherman he's Monica's boyfriend, Sherman absentmindedly says, "I think about her when I masturbate." Crashing a frat house, Bartleby jokes about sensing all of the sexually repressed energy there. Thinking he's a pledge, Hoyt tells Bartleby to see some of the guys (meant platonically), but Bartleby jokes that he's not into that, but isn't judgmental (a gay joke). Bartleby reminds Sherman of the time the latter stole his mother's birth control pills that resulted in Bartleby's younger sister being born. A former stripper enrolls at the college and hands Bartleby a big bag of money, stating that she's done with fishing singles out of her g-string. We see various, shapely young women in bikinis, with some doing body paint on the others and one starting to open her bikini top, but we don't see her breasts (although we see lots of cleavage for all of them). The camera focuses in close-up on a female student's body as she undresses down to a bikini. During a montage of student responses to what they want to learn, one young woman suggestively replies, "Come again? No...come again. Please come again." Various boys and one girl say they're interested in girls. We see young women again in revealing bikinis. After Bartleby tells a young woman (possibly the former stripper turned student) not to "screw it up," she fumbles her reply by saying she won't screw it or won't screw anything. In various scenes, we see shirtless male students. Complaining about how things work, Ben tells students that if you break your penis, they fix your vagina (or something like that). Hands shows off the African fertility statue he's made (carved out of wood, with a huge and erect penile structure that's disproportionably huge compared to the rest of the body and stretches out parallel to the ground). We later see a larger scale version of the same thing on the campus and Hands tell prospective students to watch out for the tip of it. A guy states he can't believe this is a class as he and other male students watch bikini clad young women in small bikinis float by in the swimming pool. After Glen (serving as the school chef) has made some sort of chocolate type confection, a young woman (possibly the former stripper turned student) says that she loves his "wads" and that they're so "easy to swallow." As a bit of hazing, we see that the frat has Sherman dressed up like a single sperm, with some jokingly saying, "Hey sperminator" and "Sperman." Monica walks in and finds her boyfriend making out with another girl who's just in her panties and cleavage-revealing bra. One of the class listings (seen written) the students have created is "Faking It 101" (possibly sexual in nature). As part of his pledge hazing, Sherman is dressed like a hot dog in a bun and has to go around telling people, "Ask me about my wiener." We see more girls in bikini tops. Regarding some college girls, Glen states, "You can't keep stringing us on. Which one of you is it going to be?" (presumably about sex). The camera focuses on a shapely student dancing in a bikini and we then see several guys staring at her. Bartleby and Monica passionately kiss. We see a shirtless male singer, and after Hoyt activates the sprinkler system, the singer yells out "wet t-shirt party" and everyone (male and female) dances about while wet (but we don't see anything explicit). About a pretty coed assigned to escort Sherman (non-sexually), Sherman says, "I want to have sex with girls like this." We see a passed out student with the words "stick it here" written pointing to his mouth. We see Glen passed out (or asleep) in his underwear on a raft (in the pool) surrounded by several bikini-clad girls. We see various shirtless guys in several scenes, including Hands. We see Monica in a bikini top that shows cleavage. We see a male singer in a small, Speedo-type bathing suit. Rory shows some cleavage. When Bartleby says he could go to jail for fraud, Ben tells him not to worry since he's young and "your butt can take it." SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES In front of others, Bartleby's dad states that his son "screwed around" (nonsexual) and threw his life away. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Bartleby's dad saying that if Bartleby wants to fit in and succeed, he must go to college. What college is really like (as compared to what's depicted here). We see students gambling on "campus." Bartleby sarcastically comments about Hoyt not having to give someone a "roofie" (date rape drug). VIOLENCE Bartleby, Glen, and Sherman shock themselves with old electroshock pads/paddles that they find in the psychiatric hospital (played for comedy). During a montage, Glen is hit by a swinging door, and later he falls off a ladder (played for laughs). Bartleby opens the back hatch of his parents' car and accidentally hits himself in the face with it, knocking himself to the parking lot. We see Bartleby and Hands playing a first-person shooter video game (where aliens are blasted). Two guys bash through a wall with sledgehammers to make their "dorm" room bigger. A TV comes crashing through a window and smashes to the ground below. Two skateboarders run into each other and crash to the ground (played for comedy). Glen slides down a skateboard ramp causing another skateboarder to crash into him at the bottom. There's a sudden explosion from the kitchen and Glen stumbles out (from something he was making, and played for comedy). Bartleby accidentally opens a door into his own face. Sherman has some photos on his face from where his fraternity brothers apparently paddled him earlier (not seen). A car suddenly explodes (played for comedy regarding a student finally succeeding at telekinesis). Reviewed July 26, 2006 / Posted August 18, 2006

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