National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
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| National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | |
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| Directed by | Mort Nathan |
| Produced by | Peter Abrams Michelle Fox Robert L. Lev Andrew Panay Kal Penn Michael Philip Elie Samaha Natan Zahavi |
| Written by | David Drew Gallagher |
| Starring | Kal Penn Glen Barry Lauren Cohan Anthony Cozens Tom Davey Holly Davidson William de Coverly Shobu Kapoor Daniel Percival Steven Rathman Amy Steel Beth Steel |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Preceded by | National Lampoon's Van Wilder |
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj is a 2006 sequel to the 2002 comedy National Lampoon's Van Wilder. The film does not see feature actor Ryan Reynolds returning as his role as Van Wilder.
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[edit] Plot summary
Kal Penn returns as Taj Mahal Badalandabad as he heads to England's prestigious Camford University (a portmanteau of Oxford and Cambridge) to further his studies. In the process, he shows the uptight student body how to party, and continue the legacy of Van Wilder. With his fellow comrades in crime, he shows what it means to be the apprentice of the "Party Liaison" Van Wilder.
[edit] Production
The Rise of Taj was filmed at Winchester College during the school summer half term.
[edit] Marketing
In November 2006, Kal Penn and musicians Art Alexakis of Everclear and Jonny Dubrowsky of Jonny Lives! toured college campuses, radio and television stations across the country promoting the film. A monthlong 12-date Van Wilder Rock Tour headlined by Everclear and Jonny Lives!, started in January 2007 and ran through the end of February. The tour promoted the film and its soundtrack.[1]
[edit] Box office
The film earned $2.3 million in its opening US weekend.
