Accepted (film)

Accepted
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve Pink
Screenplay by
  • Adam Cooper
  • Bill Collage
  • Mark Perez
Story byMark Perez
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew F. Leonetti
Edited byScott Hill
Music byDavid Schommer
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23 million[1]
Box office$38.6 million[1]

Accepted is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Steve Pink, marking his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, and Mark Perez. The film stars Justin Long, Blake Lively, Anthony Heald and Lewis Black in lead roles.

The plot follows Bartleby Gaines (Long), a high school graduate who, after being rejected by every college he applies to, concocts a plan to create a fake university with his friends to convince his parents he's moving forward with his education. As more students, also rejected from other schools, mistakenly apply to the fictional South Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.), Bartleby and his friends decide to run it as if it were a real institution. It was released on August 18, 2006 and received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).