Set against the sun-soaked, beer-soaked chaos of a fictional American university, this cult 90s dark comedy follows two mismatched college roommates, Cooper (Tom Everett Scott) and Josh (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), whose academic laziness has left them staring down a failing GPA and certain expulsion.
Desperate to salvage their college careers before midterms destroy their futures, the duo uncovers a bizarre university loophole: if a student’s roommate commits suicide, surviving roommates automatically receive straight A’s for the semester. Armed with this absurdly morbid technicality, they set out on a frantic search for the most depressed, unstable guy on campus to be their new roommate.
Director Alan Cohn orchestrates a chaotic, fast-paced farce that leans hard into the peak absurdities of late-90s college culture, anchored by the lively comedic chemistry between its two leads. It is a wildly politically incorrect time capsule of cynical humor, wild campus parties, and desperate scheming that refuses to take itself seriously for even a single second.
From the increasingly unhinged attempts to vet potential suicidal roommates to the frantic academic panic as finals loom, this forgotten comedy gem delivers plenty of laughs.
Comedy
United States (English) 96 Min
