Getting In

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Getting In
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Directed by Doug Liman
Written byP.J. Posen
Joel Posen
Jonathan Lewin
Produced byVictor Simpkins
Nelle Nugent
Adam Lindermann
Starring Stephen Mailer
Andrew McCarthy
Kristy Swanson
CinematographyDavid Claessen
Edited by Stephen Mirrione
Music by Alex Wurman
Distributed by Trimark Home Video
Release date
  • December 7, 1994 (1994-12-07)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Getting In, also known as Student Body, [1] [2] is a 1994 American black comedy film directed by Doug Liman starring Andrew McCarthy, Stephen Mailer and Kristy Swanson. It was the feature film debut of Doug Liman. [3] The film was released direct-to-video on December 7, 1994. [4]

Contents

Despite its considerably famous cast, IndieWire has reported that information about the film is virtually impossible to track down. [3]

Plot

When Rupert Grimm learns that there are several students ahead of him in line to be admitted to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine he devises a plan for them each to meet with a series of unfortunate '"accidents". Gabriel Higgs also is in need to get into the school, considering that every generation ahead of him has been a doctor. He attempts to bribe both Amanda Morel and Randall Burns, but they refuse to be bribed. Instead, both are arrogant and belittle Gabriel. If it wasn't for the hacking skills of his friend Ron, Gabriel wouldn't have made the list at all. Gabriel then attempts to think of away to bribe Kirby Watts, but he falls in love with her instead, though he is rebuffed there as well.

First, Randall meets a grisly end when he attempts to use a shower after getting chemicals on his clothing. Instead, the shower releases a different liquid that engulfs Randall in flames and he burns to death. Amanda meets her demise after eating a morel fungus to which she is allergic. Both Amanda and Randall have met demises similar to their surnames. By now, Gabriel has become the main suspect, though he manages to convince Kirby that he is not the killer. Soon, Rupert is able to lure Kirby into a situation that puts her life in danger. Rupert announces his grand scheme to murder everyone in front of him on the list and frame Gabriel. Gabriel is able to save the day and defeat Rupert and save Kirby. With both Randall and Amanda dead, Gabriel is able to continue his family’s legacy by marrying Kirby as she is accepted into the school, carry on his last name for the family. Gabriel becomes an ecology professor and Rupert's dead body is donated to Kirby’s class for science.

Cast

Reception

TV Guide wrote, "Despite some missteps--e.g., the childish cruelty of a scene involving rat mazes, the caricaturing of Gabriel's parents, a general failure to address the morality of Gabriel's scheme--Getting In consistently mines bitter laughter from a serious subject. A deft satire of the quest for the 'right' school, it's equally successful as comedy and as thriller. Indeed, this fiendishly amusing revenge lampoon stirs up fond memories of Theatre of Blood and The Abominable Dr. Phibes." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Blaise, Judd (2013). "Getting-In - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. ↑ McCluskey, Audrey Thomas (February 2007). "Alphabetical Listing of Films". Frame by Frame III: Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press. p. 296. ISBN   9780253348296. OL   10228831M . Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Taylor, Drew (2014-08-07). "The Films of Doug Liman, Ranked Worst to Best". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. 1 2 "Getting In review". TV Guide . Retrieved May 23, 2023.


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