On This Day: May 19, 1989 - How I Got into College Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: May 19, 1989 - How I Got into College Premiered in Theaters.

On this day May 19, 1989, the teen comedy How I Got into College premiered in theaters. Directed by Savage Steve Holland, the film followed a high school senior’s frantic efforts to get accepted into college to be near the girl of his dreams. The cast featured Anthony Edwards, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tichina Arnold and Phil Hartman.

The film took a lighthearted and quirky look at the pressure and absurdity of the college admissions process, a subject not often explored in 80s comedies. Though it...
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