National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2

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National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea
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DVD cover
Directed by
  • David Hillenbrand
  • Scott Hillenbrand
Written by
Produced by
  • David Hillenbrand
  • Scott Hillenbrand
  • Sanford Hampton
Starring
CinematographyPhilip D. Schwartz
Edited byDave O'Brien
Music byDavid Hillenbrand
Production
companies
  • Hill & Brand Entertainment
  • Open Sky Entertainment
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date
  • September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea is a 2006 American comedy film and the sequel to National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003). Chris Owen and Danielle Fishel reprised their roles from the original along with Tony Denman, James DeBello, Patrick Cavanaugh, Marieh Delfino, Jennifer Lyons, and Gable Carr. Added to the ensemble are Vida Guerra, Charles Shaughnessy, Richard Riehle, Jasmin St. Claire, Oren Skoog and Justin Whalin. The film was directed by brothers David and Scott Hillenbrand and written by long-time collaborators Patrick Casey and Worm Miller.

Contents

The music of UK Swing Band Dominic Halpin and the Honey B's is featured in this film along with a score composed by David Hillenbrand.

Plot

One year after the events of Dorm Daze , the sophomores at Billingsley University join a Semester-at-Sea cruise in the Caribbean, where they will perform a murder-mystery play written by Robin for a competition. Booker ends his relationship with Rachel to pursue other women, only to discover she has already signed up for the trip. Rusty is determined to lose his virginity, while Marla and Lynn have embraced "born-again virgin" status following court-ordered rehab. Pete, now a struggling stoner after losing his financial aid because of Cliff, competes against Gerri—now celebrated for capturing the criminal Lorenzo—for a student grant.

Aboard the ship, Professor Rex Cavendish gives a lecture about the Pharaoh's Heart, a $20 million diamond he secretly stole. Dante, who is obsessed with Robin, learns she is having an affair with Cavendish. During a night ashore, Pete and Wang impulsively buy a kleptomaniac monkey, Choo Choo. Meanwhile, Booker and Rachel attempt to make one another jealous. Back on the ship, Cavendish unwittingly avoids an attempted poisoning by an unseen killer, though Choo Choo steals the vial of poison. When Cavendish tries to flee the ship with the diamond, he and the killer scuffle: Cavendish falls to his death, and the diamond disappears into the lower decks. Rusty and Foosball find Cavendish's body, mistake him for being drunk, and accidentally cause him to be sent overboard.

The following morning, after a drunken hookup with Stukas, Gerri runs into the dean while sneaking back to her room naked, giving Pete the advantage for the grant. Rusty tries to get her drunk again to seduce her, then stumbles blindly into the women's showers after Marla splashes him with alcohol, ultimately ending up dangling naked outside Newmar's window and publicly ruining Newmar's chance to finally have sex with his devout girlfriend Violet. Embarrassed, Violet quits the play, and Rachel takes her role.

During rehearsals, Rachel and Booker reconcile. Choo Choo uncovers the real diamond and drops it onstage, where it becomes mixed with a chest of prop glass gems. Rusty later realizes that Mrs. Bunkley, the captain's wife, is a former porn actress, and blackmails her for sex, arranging to return during the play. Before the play, Pete spikes Gerri's drink to sabotage her, while Dante, hoping to ruin Robin's work, drugs Stukas with what he believes is a hallucinogenic, unaware Choo Choo has replaced it with the poison. Foosball, meanwhile, ingests the real hallucinogen and begins tripping.

During the play, Stukas collapses and dies onstage, causing Gerri to abandon the performance. Lynn drops a diamond and it does not break, causing Pete and Marla to realize it is the Pharoah's Heart and chase after it. Rachel and Booker improvise to cover for the missing cast members. Rusty's meeting with Mrs. Bunkley is interrupted by Captain Bunkley, who discovers the room full of naked men. The men flee, chased by the enraged captain.

The play completely descends into chaos before the naked men run across the stage, followed by the captain, who spots Pete with the diamond. Revealing himself as the killer, he explains he wants the gem as a gift for his wife, but he is killed when a loose stage light falls on him. The audience cheers, assuming the chaos is part of the show.

As the ship returns home, the dean disqualifies Pete and Gerri from the grant for misconduct. Although the troupe wins the competition, he denies Robin the award since the play performed was not her script, while Dante faces potential prosecution for unintentionally killing Stukas. When the diamond drops and shatters, the students realise it is another fake. Rusty joins a queue of men waiting to have sex with Mrs. Bunkley, while Violet takes pity on Newmar and has sex with him. Elsewhere, Choo Choo triumphantly keeps the real diamond.

Cast

Production

The film was shot on location in California, primarily aboard the Queen Mary, docked in the Port of Long Beach.

Release

The film had its premiere screening at the Directors Guild of America Building in Hollywood on June 14, 2006.

Home media

The film was released on DVD September 5, 2006. It debuted at number 28 on the U.S. rental box office charts bringing in $790,000 in its first five days. [1]

Sequel

A third film was planned but was reworked into what became Transylmania , released in 2009.

References

  1. "Top 50 United States DVD Rentals for the week ending 10 September 2006". IMDb. September 10, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2006.