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The charming Van Wilder (played by RyanReynolds) has been at college for seven years and knows all the ins and outs of life at that college. After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid). She is dating an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.

The 2002 film is another entry in the NationalLampoon movies. While it had a low budget and small box office returns, RyanReynolds managed to pull off the silly gags with flying colors. Unfortunately, it spawned an even less successful spin-off ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' and a straight to DVD prequel.
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* ActorAllusion: Paul Gleason is once again [[TheBreakfastClub a Jerkass teacher who has a problem with one particular student.]]
** Subverted in that his character turns out to not really be a {{Jerkass}}... he just knows that Van is capable of more.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: Most of the reason why Taj came to the United States and college in general.
* BigManOnCampus
* BlackBestFriend
* BoyMeetsGirl: A version of this is used with Van and Gwen.
** And Van and Kaitlin in ''Freshman Year''
* {{Catchphrase}}: Van's repeated use of "Write that down." after giving someone else advice.
** Which he actually [[NotSoDifferent got from his dad]].
* TheCharmer: Van to pretty much everyone.
* ChivalrousPervert: Van flirts mercilessly with Gwen but he never actually makes a pass at her since he knows she has a boyfriend, even though the guy is a complete Jerkass.
** He does the same thing with Kaitlin in ''Freshman Year''
* FunPersonified: Van Wilder. He has the amazing ability to take nearly any situation and make it ''awesome''. Just ask the JerkAss Richard's parents.
* FunWithAcronyms: Richard's Greek fraternity, the Delta Iota Kappas.
-->'''Van:''' Richard you rascal, you never told me you were a DIK! ''(under his breath)'' Not that you had to...
** And in the prequel, the '''D'''aughters '''I'''n '''C'''hrist's '''K'''ingdom.
*** There's also the '''L'''ambda '''O'''mega '''O'''megas, the Geek fraternity.
** Van has his initials (V.W.) emblazoned on his golf cart.
* FunnyForeigner: Taj Mahal Badalandabad
** Played straight with Yu Dum Fook in ''Freshman Year'', [[spoiler:and then subverted with TheReveal that he's actually Van's father's chief of security, planted at Coolidge to keep an eye on Van & not actually a Foreigner.]]
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[BreakfastClub Vernon]] is Van's SternTeacher.
** And [[TheWestWing John Hoynes]]/[[AnimalHouse Otter]] is his dad.
** And [[RevengeOfTheNerds Booger]] is a meter maid.
* HotForStudent: A '''very''' gross example of this is Van Wilder and one of his teachers who is well over her fifties. The things he did to stay in college...
* {{Jerkass}}: Richard, Gwen's stuck up boyfriend.
* KickTheDog: Richard gives alcohol to children to make Van look bad.
* LaxativePrank: Gwen does this to Richard after finding out he cheated on her - just before his med school exam and interview. HilarityEnsues.
* MeaningfulName: Richard Bagg, and the Delta Iota Kappas. ''Just think about it for a second''. Lampshaded by Van.
* MrFanservice: It's ''Ryan Reynolds''.
* MsFanservice: Kristin Cavallari in ''Freshman Year''.
* NoFourthWall: Van Wilder narrates his story and even turns to stare at the camera during certain humorous instances. Not unlike [[{{Deadpool}} another character Ryan Reynolds is hoping to represent on the silver screen...]]
** Jonathan Bennett gets in on the act at the end of ''Freshman Year'' whilst playing the younger Van.
---> '''Kaitlin''': But what about the party?
---> '''Van Wilder''': Trust Me. ''Van looks into the camera.'' There'll be more.
* PresentDayPast: Van has an iPhone in ''Freshman Year''... The ''prequel'' to the 2002 film. Further compounded by the fact that Van's been at Coolidge 7 years, thus making Van's freshman year... 1995.
* SmugSnake: Richard, again.
* SternTeacher: Mr. [=McDougal=] seems like just a JerkAss until later on it's found out he just wants Van Wilder to reach his full potential.
* TelevisionGeography: The climax is funny for people familiar with the campus of UCLA: Van Wilder's sprint from his dorm (actually Royce Hall, which contains lecture halls, classrooms, and a theater) to his final exam (which happens to be located in the building next door) seems to have him teleporting all over campus and often running in the opposite direction of where he ends up.
* UnusualEuphemism: Taj is just ''full'' of these.
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