National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year is the third film in the Van Wilder series, following National Lampoon's Van Wilder and National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj. Freshman Year is a prequel to the first film. It was released straight-to-DVD in 2009. The film was directed by Harvey Glazer and stars Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari, Jerry Shea, and Steve Talley. Van Wilder has graduated from high school. He is supposed to go on a trip to Amsterdam with his dad , but his dad is busy with work, so Van ends up going alone. Van ends up going to Coolidge, following family... tradition. His family has their name on a building there, Wilder Hall. However, when he gets there, Coolidge is no longer the fun loving school of his dad's time, but a military-based institution run by Dean Reardon . Reardon, a military man who hates the senior Wilder, wants to make the younger Wilder's life miserable. He can not force him out because his dad is rich and has ties to the school, so he tries to make Van's life a living hell. Van turns a one bedroom dorm into a two bedroom .
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| Release date: | July 14, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Harvey Glazer |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert L. Levy, Peter Abrams, Andrew Panay |
| Editor: | Aden Bahadori, Suzanne Hines, Mahi Rahgozar |
| Music by: | Nathan Wang |
| Cinematography: | Shawn Maurer |
| Screenplay by: | Todd McCullough |
| Genre: | Comedy |