Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Mort Nathan

Writers:

David Drew Gallagher (written by)
Brent Goldberg (characters) ...

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The Legend is Growing.

Plot:

Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

Plot Keywords:

Bulldog | Cockney Accent | Female Nudity | Nipples Visible Through Clothing | Second Part

Cast

Kal Penn	...	Taj
Lauren Cohan	...	Charlotte
Daniel Percival	...	Pip
Glen Barry	...	Seamus
Anthony Cozens	...	Gethin
Steven Rathman	...	Simon
Holly Davidson	...	Sadie
Tom Davey	...	Percy
William de Coverly	...	Roger
Beth Steel	...	Penelope
Amy Steel	...	Alexandra
Jonathan Cecil	...	Provost Cunningham
Roger Hammond	...	Camford Dean
Kulvinder Ghir	...	Taj's Father
Shobu Kapoor	...	Taj's Mother

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (USA) (complete title)
Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj (USA) (working title)
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive crude sexual content, some nudity and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The two reporters' bylines in the newspaper articles are "Anita Hanjaab" and "Mike Oxsbig", which sound just like... Well, you can figure it out.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Taj arrives at Camford he and Balzac do not have any luggage with them. When they are driving around on the golf cart a little while later there is luggage on the back rack.

Quotes:

Sadie: No, Taj - I was talking about her vagina!

Movie Connections:

References Miss Nude America (1976)

Soundtrack:

Green Light

Best left alone

Considering how funny Van Wilder's Party Liaison was and that the character of Taj was great in it you would expect more from this follow up. It's basically Americans having a laugh at the English the college is a mix of Oxford and Cambridge with toffy nosed types trying to dupe the American. He ends up with a cockney slag, a geek and a drunken Irishman and boosts their confidence. Taj falls for the toffy nosed boys girlfriend and inevitably she falls for him. Predictable, not funny...In fact Taj is the only good thing in the whole movie the rest of the the "never heard ofs" are dire. Not worth the movie cost to rent it. Believe me