From the Producer of 'Bruce Almighty' and 'Liar Liar'

From the Producer of 'Bruce Almighty' and 'Liar Liar'

'Accepted'

'This generation's 'Animal House'!' - Steven Chupnick, MovieWeb.com

The Outrageous, Irreverent and Hilarious College Comedy Laughs Its Way Onto DVD November 14, 2006 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher education hits an all-time low when "Accepted," the hilariously irreverent comedy hit about a loveable group of misfit slackers who create their own college, comes to DVD on November 14, 2006 from the studio that brought you "American Pie," Universal Studios Home Entertainment. With a cast of fresh young faces including Justin Long ("The Break-Up," "Herbie Fully Loaded," "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story"), Jonah Hill ("Click," "The 40 Year Old Virgin"), Blake Lively ("Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"), Maria Thayer ("Hitch"), Adam Herschman, and Columbus Short ("War of the Worlds") plus veterans Anthony Heald ("X Men: Last Stand"), Lewis Black ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart") and Mark Derwin ("Boston Legal"), "Accepted" is a frat party of a film, complete with raucous and raunchy laughs. In his directing debut, "High Fidelity" and "Grosse Pointe Blank" screenwriter Steve Pink has created a boldfaced, nose-thumbing campus farce, guaranteed to keep audiences laughing long after the credits roll. Produced by Tom Shadyac and Michael Bostick -- the collaborators behind the forthcoming comedy feature film "Evan Almighty," as well as previous comedy blockbusters "Bruce Almighty" and "Liar Liar" -- the Accepted DVD contains more than an hour of hilarious bonus features including scenes too out of control for the theatrical version, sidesplitting outtakes, exclusive downloadable MP3s and insider commentary from the stars and director.

In "Accepted," high school slacker Bartleby Gaines ("B" to his buddies) is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his parents from finding out he's been rejected by every college he applied to -- even if that means creating a bogus university, with a demented burnout of a dean (Lewis Black) and a curriculum that includes "How to Design a Smokin' MySpace Page" and "Cooking with Illicit Substances." With a killer website to attract students and an abandoned loony bin to call home, the South Harmon Institute of Technology is open for business. The DVD is priced at $29.98 SRP. Preorder close is October 10, 2006.

CRITICS ACCEPT ALL THE LAUGHS

Many critics across the country raved about "Accepted's" look at college life. "This generation's 'Animal House,'" proclaimed Steven Chupnick of MovieWeb.com. Daniel Newman of the Richmond Times Dispatch concurred that "Accepted" is "easily the funniest college film since 'Animal House.'" Maxim's Pete Hammond added "'Accepted' makes the comedy honor roll for being inventive and riotously funny." In addition, Mark Holcomb of Time Out NY noted the film to be, "warm, fitfully hilarious and unexpectedly radical."

NO HOLDS BARRED BONUS FEATURES PUT
"ACCEPTED" AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS

Sign up for a crash course in comedy with "Accepted's" exclusive behind-the-scenes features, including:

* Deleted Scenes & Outtakes -- Over 20 minutes of gut-busting deleted
scenes and outtakes.
* Adam's "Accepted" Chronicles -- Follow Adam Herschman as he tackles his
first starring role in a feature film for an unconventional glimpse of
life on a movie set.
* Reject Rejection: The Making of "Accepted" -- "Accepted's" talented
young cast of skateboard champions, football players, cheerleaders and
more is let loose on the set and the results are hilarious!
* Self-Guided Campus Tour -- Bartleby's hilariously wild world is brought
to life through an interactive graphic map of the South Harmon
Institute of Technology campus.
* "Hangin' On the Half Pipe" -- The outrageous frat party music video!
* "Keepin' Your Head Up!" -- Ringers music video!
* Feature Commentary with actors Lewis Black, Justin Long, Jonah Hill and
Adam Herschman, plus director Steve Pink.
* DVD-ROM MP3s including "B Goes to BKE," "Uncle Ben's Theme," "B and
Hoyt Showdown," "Party at BKE," "Monica" and "B Kisses Monica."

SYNOPSIS

Go back to school this fall at a college where you don't have to be smart, athletic or even good-looking to be Big Dude on Campus. After being rejected every place else, Bartleby "B" Gaines (Justin Long) and an outrageous band of misfits start their own university to keep their parents from finding out. As "B" and his buddies take on a course load that emphasizes partying over studying, the South Harmon Institute of Technology attracts a standing-room-only crowd of losers, slackers, dweebs and rejects, as well as the unwanted attention of the snide dean of nearby Harmon College (Anthony Heald). An all-out, low-down battle between the two schools proves that there's more to college life than just being "Accepted."

For more information please visit: www.acceptedmovie.com

CAST & FILMMAKERS
Director: Steve Pink
Written By: Adam Cooper & Bill Collage, Mark Perez
Story By: Mark Perez
Produced By: Tom Shadyac, Michael Bostick
Executive Producer: Mark Perez, Louis G. Friedman, Brian Lutz
Director of Photography: Matthew F. Leonetti, ASC
Production Designer: Rusty Smith
Film Editor: Scott Hill
Costume Designer: Genevieve Tyrrell
Music By: David Schommer
Cast: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Maria Thayer, Anthony Heald,
Adam Herschman, Columbus Short, Lewis Black

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DVD
Street Date: November 14, 2006
Pre-Order Close: October 10, 2006
Copyright: 2006 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Price: $29.98 SRP
Selection Number:
* Full frame: 28854
* Widescreen: 28853
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio:
* Full frame: 1.33:1
* Anamorphic Widescreen: 2.35:1
Rating: PG 13 for language, sexual material and drug content
Technical Info:
* English: Dolby Digital 5.1, SDH
* Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles
* French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles

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CONTACTS

Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Vivian Mayer
Senior Vice President, Publicity
(818) 777-3594

Evan Fong
Executive Director, Publicity
(818) 777-5540

Kelly Castell
Assistant Manager, Broadcast Publicity
(818) 777-0549

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