National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

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National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

R

2006

1h 38m

Comedy

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Van Wilder protégé Taj Badalandabad (Kal Penn) heads to England's prestigious Camden University to further his studies and cement his burgeoning reputation as the sultan of sheets. But when he arrives, he learns that he has not been accepted to the Fox and Hounds fraternal guild and, instead, becomes head of a house of student misfits. Taj rises to the challenge by establishing his own society, the Cock and Bulls, and whipping his misfit comrades into academic shape.

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Critics Consensus

A low-brow comedy, minus the comedy.

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Reece Pendleton

Chicago Reader

Jul 28, 2009

This is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Feb 3, 2007

0/5

Penn sports little of the squirrelly charm evidenced by the original Van Wilder star, Ryan Reynolds.

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

Feb 3, 2007

1/6

National Lampoon recycles countless collegiate comedies for this spin-off sequel.

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Jan 1, 2011

1/5

Lame, horrid sequel is even worse than the first.

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Brian Marder

Hollywood.com

Nov 20, 2008

1/5

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Apr 13, 2007

3/5

Screw Tara Reid! Who needs her in this movie. We've got a cockney girl with huge knockers.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Aug 3, 2026

A low-brow comedy, minus the comedy.

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Lincoln L

@Linkolnbio2 Jul 26, 2026

aggressively generic, it doesn't just lean into tropes, it aggressively embraces them, making the mediocrity feel insulting.

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alan G

@agenser Apr 15, 2026

Animal house did it much better. Kal puke cannot act. Send him back to bollywood.

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Rehan T

@RT81460504 May 26, 2025

It was boring, they should not have removed Reynolds...

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MariofanAlex445 T

@RT47678067 Feb 18, 2025

WOW! This movie was atrocious. I’m sorry( but I didn’t find anything salvageable about this film. They could have removed the nudity and released it as a Disney Channel original movie under the same name and I’d still feel the same way. Arguably one of the worst sequels ever. Now to watch the third one. 1/5 stars.

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo Aug 4, 2024

Adoro Kal Penn, apesar da grande maioria das vezes, suas comédias serem chatas, pastelão e entediantes, aqui, felizmente, foge um pouco a comédia pastelão cliché, com uma abordagem minimamente diferencial, o que o torna menos entediante e mais gostozinho de assistir, infinitamente superior ao anterior que era totalmente esquecível, levemente menos sexual e mais inclusivo… Abobalhada, com alguns bons momentos divertidos sem vergonha alheia, já vi muito piores… Regular...

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Synopsis

Van Wilder protégé Taj Badalandabad (Kal Penn) heads to England's prestigious Camden University to further his studies and cement his burgeoning reputation as the sultan of sheets. But when he arrives, he learns that he has not been accepted to the Fox and Hounds fraternal guild and, instead, becomes head of a house of student misfits. Taj rises to the challenge by establishing his own society, the Cock and Bulls, and whipping his misfit comrades into academic shape.

Director: Mort Nathan
Producer: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay, Elie Samaha, Natan Zahavi
Screenwriter: David Drew Gallagher
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Tapestry Films, Bauer Martinez Studios, Myriad Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Crude Sexual Content|Language|Some Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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