| Dead Man on Campus | |
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| Directed by | Alan Cohn |
| Screenplay by | Michael Traeger Mike White |
| Story by | Anthony Abrams Adam Larson Broder |
| Produced by | Gale Anne Hurd |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John A. Thomas |
| Edited by | Debra Chiate |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $15,064,946 |
Dead Man on Campus is a 1998 black comedy film starring Tom Everett Scott and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It centers on the urban legend that a student gets straight As if their roommate commits suicide (see pass by catastrophe). Two failing friends attempt to find a depressed roommate to push him over the edge and receive As.
To boost ticket sales, the film's U.S. release was timed with the start of the new college school year in late August 1998. It was the first film by MTV Films to have an R rating. The film was shot at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.