National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze

National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze is a 2003 American romantic crime mystery comedy film directed by David and Scott Hillenbrand and written by Patrick Casey and Worm Miller. The film showcases many new and largely then-unknown actors and actresses, including Tony Denman, Tatyana Ali, Patrick Renna, Chris Owen, Marie-Noelle Marquis, Danielle Fishel, and Cameron Richardson.

National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Scott Hillenbrand
Written by	Patrick Casey Worm Miller
Produced by	James Henrie Mike McBride Albert Miniaci
Starring	Tatyana Ali Boti Bliss Marieh Delfino Cameron Richardson Tony Denman Patrick Renna Chris Owen Danielle Fishel Jennifer Lyons Marie-Noelle Marquis Randy Spelling Courtney Gains Edwin Hodge Patrick Cavanaugh Paul Hansen Kim Gable Carr
Cinematography	Philip D. Schwartz
Edited by	Dave O'Brien
Music by	David Berrel
Distributed by	Showcase Entertainment
Release date	September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$436,365[1]

Plot

As Christmas break approaches, the dormitories at Billingsley University are restless with sex-crazed students. Although eager to relinquish his burdensome virginity, Booker has thus far failed in this endeavor. His charitable older brother, Styles, does the sensible thing and hires a prostitute to usher Booker into the realm of manhood. However, some misunderstandings complicate this procedure, prompting sophomoric shenanigans.

Cast

• Cameron Richardson as Adrienne
• Tony Denman as Newmar
• Boti Bliss as Dominique the Hooker
• Edwin Hodge as Tony
• Patrick Renna as Styles McFee
• James DeBello as Cliff Richards
• Tatyana Ali as Claire
• Marieh Delfino as Gerri Farber
• Danielle Fishel as Marla
• Jennifer Lyons as Lynne
• Courtney Gains as Lorenzo Rozati
• Randy Spelling as Foosball
• Marie-Noelle Marquis as Dominique the Student
• Chris Owen as Booker McFee
• Paul Hansen Kim as Wang
• Patrick Cavanaugh as Pete
• Gable Carr as Rachel
• Worm Miller as Brady the R.A.
• Katie Lohmann as Dream Girl
• Patrick Casey as Student On Tour

Production

The film was shot on location in California. The three major locations in California used for filming were: Los Angeles, San Diego (including Balboa Park), and Castaic.

Release

Box office

Dorm Daze opened in a limited release on September 26, 2003, and earned $27,712 in its opening weekend, ranking number 66 in the domestic box office. At the end of its run, closing on October 17, the film had grossed $56,127. Overseas, in Russia, the film fared slightly better, earning $380,238. Worldwide, the film grossed $436,365.^[1]

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 0% rating based on reviews from 7 critics.^[2]

Dorm Daze has developed a following of adolescent teenagers in the years since its release.^{[citation needed]} In response, an unrated version was eventually released.

Home media

The film was released on DVD August 10, 2004 and debuted at number twelve on the DVD rental charts bringing in 2.13 million dollars its first week.^[3]

Sequel

A sequel entitled National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea was released on DVD September 5, 2006. Several of the principal actors returned for the sequel including Tony Denman, Danielle Fishel and Chris Owen.

A second sequel was produced, but was reworked to be a standalone film before being released as Transylmania on December 4, 2009.