21 & Over (2013)
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A trio of friends embark on a chaotic night of drinking to celebrate a 21st birthday, jeopardizing a crucial medical school interview.
The story
Casey and Miller invite their college friend, Jeff Chang, out to celebrate his 21st birthday. Jeff initially declines due to an important medical school interview arranged by his domineering father, but eventually agrees to have one drink. At a bar, the trio's night spirals out of control after Jeff over-imbibes and passes out. The friends struggle to find Jeff's home, leading them into a series of mishaps involving a sorority house, a campus rally, and various comedic blunders as they attempt to navigate the consequences of their night of celebration.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Casey and Miller invite Jeff Chang out for his 21st birthday. Despite a medical school interview the next morning, Jeff agrees to one drink but quickly over-imbibes. After a series of mishaps at a bar and a sorority house—where they are tricked into a ritualistic initiation by Latina sorority girls—the boys end up in a chaotic chase across campus. They eventually find Jeff at a health center, where he is on a 24-hour hold. They smuggle him out, and Jeff steals a truck to flee from Randy (the angry guy from the bar) and the police. They arrive at Jeff's apartment just in time for the interview. Jeff's father arrives and beats Randy, leading Jeff to confront his father and declare he doesn't want to be a doctor. Casey realizes he loves Nicole. Three months later, the group is seen at a music festival; Casey is dating Nicole, and Jeff is pursuing music.
- First release year
- 2013
- Runtime (minutes)
- 93
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jon Lucas; Scott Moore
- Writers
- Jon Lucas · writer; Scott Moore · writer
- Cast and characters
- Justin Chon · Jeff Chang; Miles Teller · Miller; Skylar Astin · Casey; Sarah Wright · Nicole; Francois Chau · Dr. Chang; Jonathan Keltz · Randy; Daniel Booko · Julian; Samantha Futerman · Sally Huang
- Genres
- comedy
- Themes
- Friendship; Coming of Age; Parental Expectations
- Tone and mood
- Comedy; Profane
- Premise and plot tags
- Buddy Comedy; Birthday; College Life
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with a gross of $48 million.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 26% · review count: 106; Metacritic · score: 34 · scale: 100 · review count: 21; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The directors previously worked together as writers on The Hangover, The Change-Up, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.; The film was shot in various locations at the University of Washington.
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