Van Wilder: Freshman Year !EXCLUSIVE!

At 47 years old, Kreischer is well past traditional college age, but remains legend due to a 1997 Rolling Stone article entitled "Bert Kreischer: The Undergraduate." Written by Erik Hedegaard (who was recently described as the publication's "last great cover story writer"), the story details the alcohol-driven shenanigans of a sixth-year senior named Bert Kreischer along with his roommate, Hutch. Five years later, as an up-and-coming actor Ryan Reynolds starred in National Lampoon's Van Wilder, portraying a collegiate party animal with a friend named Hutch (Teck Holmes). The title character also forms a bond with a school journalist (American Pie star Tara Reid as Gwen Pearson). Interestingly, Kreischer never gave his approval for the movie adaptation, nor did he ever make any money off the film or the other franchise installments, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj and Van Wilder: Freshman Year.

Van Wilder: Freshman Year

In 2014, Kreischer told the New York Post that he'd never seen National Lampoon's Van Wilder. One year prior, he spoke extensively about the movie on "The Joe Rogan Experience #73" and explained the chain of events that led to Oliver Stone optioning the movie rights for his story. Kreischer recalls his "loudest guy in the room s**t" at Florida State University, most notably how he announced marijuana house parties in front of police officers and even managed to win a collegiate election by getting naked and pooing in a pizza box. At that point, Kreischer had performed stand-up comedy only once and then moved to New York City to pursue a career.

After Stone's movie project stalled, the "intellectual property" was sold to National Lampoon and ultimately became National Lampoon's Van Wilder. Kreischer has stated that he'll never sue and also revealed that he once reached out to National Lampoon to discuss the true inspiration for Van Wilder. Bert Kreischer's suspicions were confirmed, and he later expanded about the premise for his comedy in "The Joe Rogan Experience #507," stating that it was all about "wanting to be accepted" and dates all the way back to 1985 when he realized his comedic potential as a 13-year-old.

• May 31, 2001SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Four student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play baseball at Santa Clara University beginning next season, the school announced today. Pitcher Conor Curtis from Sammamish, Wash., shortstop Eddie Espinoza from San Jose, Calif., catcher Nic Rodriguez from Albuquerque, N.M. and outfielder Robbie Wilder from Anderson, Calif. will join the Broncos when the fall quarter begins in September.Curtis is a 6-1, 180-pound pitcher from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Wash. He played in the prestigious Area Code games last summer and was an honorable mention KingCo 3A all-league selection this year. Conor's three strikeouts of the four batters he faced in a relief role clinched a championship sweep as Skyline recently won both the regular-season and tournament league titles for the second consecutive season. The Spartans advanced to the Class 3A state tournament.Espinoza is a 5-11, 180-pound shortstop from Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif. He was a two-time all-league player for a team that won the 2001 Division II Coast Section championship. Espinoza scored the winning run in the championship game and earlier in the season was named Bay Area Athlete of the Week by the San Jose Mercury News.Rodriguez is a 6-0, 180-pound catcher from Cochise College in Douglas, Ariz. He played prep baseball at St. Pius X in Albuquerque. While at Cochise College, he batter over .300 both seasons with a high of .355 and a league-high 23 doubles as a freshman in 2000.Wilder is a 5-11, 175-pound outfielder from West Valley High School in Anderson, Calif. He is the Most Valuable Player for the Northern Athletic League. FacebookTwitterEmailPrintAddthis June 28, 2001 O'Brien Completes Baseball Coaching Staff June 13, 2001 Paddy's Boys Still Together June 11, 2001 O'Brien Named Santa Clara University Head Baseball Coach June 11, 2001 O'Brien Named Santa Clara University Head Baseball Coach May 31, 2001 Baseball Announces Signing of Four Players May 31, 2001 Bronco Baseball Announces Postseason Awards May 18, 2001 Cummins to Leave Santa Clara Baseball Program May 18, 2001 Five Broncos Named to All-West Coast Conference Teams May 15, 2001 Baseball May 14, 2001 Baseball May 13, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Completes Season As Division Co-Leaders May 12, 2001 Broncos Remain In Contention for WCC Coast Division Title May 11, 2001 San Francisco Snaps Seven-Game Losing Streak to Broncos May 11, 2001 Ruffin' It May 9, 2001 Broncos Drop 9-3 Decision at San Jose State May 8, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Edged by Bears 6-5 May 7, 2001 Santa Clara Freshman Earns WCC Pitcher of the Week Honors May 6, 2001 Mc Connell Earns First Complete Game in 1-0 Victory over Gonzaga May 5, 2001 Broncos Comeback Bid Falls Short in 9-5 loss to Gonzaga May 4, 2001 Broncos Drops 6-2 Contest to Gonzaga in First Game of Series May 2, 2001 Bronco Baseball Senior Named WCC Player of the Week May 1, 2001 Santa Clara Completes Stanford Series With Loss April 30, 2001 WCC Championship Weekend Planned for Bronco Baseball April 29, 2001 Broncos Sweep Baseball Series Against LMU April 28, 2001 Broncos Extend Win Streak to Seven Games Over LMU April 27, 2001 Broncos Pound 19 Hits in Win over LMU April 26, 2001 Grand Slam Prevents Santa Clara Baseball Win at Fresno State April 24, 2001 Santa Clara Earns 4-3 Comeback Win Over Hornets April 23, 2001 Broncos Drop WCC Baseball Contest at Portland April 22, 2001 Santa Clara at Portland Baseball Postponed April 22, 2001 Santa Clara at Portland Baseball Postponed April 21, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Wins Third Straight Game April 20, 2001 Broncos Defeat Portland in First of Three-Game WCC Series April 17, 2001 Broncos Defeat San Jose State 4-1 in Baseball Battle of South Bay April 14, 2001 Toreros Take Game 3 of WCC Series at Santa Clara April 13, 2001 Broncos Explode in Six-Run Win over USD April 12, 2001 Toreros Outlast Santa Clara in WCC Baseball Contest April 8, 2001 Pepperdine Earns WCC Baseball Series Sweep April 7, 2001 Broncos Drop Game Two to #19 Pepperdine April 6, 2001 Broncos Open Series With Loss to #19 Pepperdine April 5, 2001 Battle of Baseball League Leaders Set for Friday April 4, 2001 Santa Clara Falls To Cowboys April 3, 2001 Broncos Baseball Pulls 12-8 Victory Over Cowboys April 2, 2001 Saint Mary's Steals WCC Baseball Win Over Broncos March 31, 2001 Baseball Stomps St. Mary's, 10-1, To Take Second Game Of Series March 30, 2001 Baseball Defeats Saint Mary's 13-2 March 29, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Travels to Moraga For Key WCC Series March 26, 2001 Bronco Baseball Drops First WCC Contest at Gonzaga March 26, 2001 Broncos Drop Pair of Games at Gonzaga March 25, 2001 Santa Clara and Gonzaga Deadlocked at Seven Apiece March 24, 2001 Bronco Baseball Continues Hot Streak in Spokane March 20, 2001 Bronco Baseball Travels To Spokane March 18, 2001 Bronco Baseball Remains Undefeated in WCC with Sweep of LMU March 17, 2001 Broncos Clinch Fourth-Straight WCC Series Win March 16, 2001 Bronco Baseball Remains Undefeated in WCC Action March 13, 2001 Bronco Baseball Wins Fourth Straight March 13, 2001 Bronco Baseball Wins Fourth Straight March 11, 2001 Bronco Baseball Opens WCC With Sweep of USF March 10, 2001 Bronco Baseball Remains Undefeated in WCC Play March 9, 2001 Bronco Baseball Opens WCC Season With Win Over USF March 7, 2001 Bronco Baseball Edged 4-1 by Chicago State March 3, 2001 Baseball Falls Twice to Pacific February 27, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Falls to Hornets February 26, 2001 Broncos Drop 6-1 Baseball Decision to No. 9 Stanford February 25, 2001 Bronco Baseball Drops Contest at No. 9 Stanford February 23, 2001 Broncos Baseball Drops 7-3 decision to #9 Stanford February 20, 2001 Bronco Baseball Postponed Due To Weather February 19, 2001 Bronco Baseball Knocks-off UCSB February 18, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Falls in Second Game at UCSB February 17, 2001 Broncos Drop Friday Contest at UCSB February 15, 2001 Bronco Baseball Returns to Action Friday February 13, 2001 Santa Clara Baseball Knocks-off UC Davis 1-0 February 12, 2001 Bronco Baseball Gametime Changed February 11, 2001 Bronco Baseball Rained Out In Final Game at Fresno State February 11, 2001 Santa Clara drops doubleheader at Fresno State February 10, 2001 Baseball's First Game at Fresno State Rained Out February 4, 2001 Bronco Baseball Drops Final Game Against Cal February 3, 2001 Bronco Baseball Team Edged By Cal February 2, 2001 Broncos Baseball Drops 7-3 Decision to Cal February 1, 2001 Headley Named to 2001 Rotary Smith Award Watch List January 31, 2001 Santa Clara Loses To USC, 10-3 January 30, 2001 Bronco Baseball Opens Regular Season Wednesday January 23, 2001 Baseball Alumni Weekend On Tap January 3, 2001 Bronco Baseball Begins Preparation For 2001 December 13, 2000 Santa Clara Announces Signing of Six Baseball Players December 13, 2000 2001 Quick Facts November 3, 2000 Meet the Bronco Coaches October 31, 2000 Headley Named MVP of Cape Cod Championship October 31, 2000 Zavatsky Hired as Assistant Baseball Coach October 31, 2000 Headley Named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America October 31, 2000 WCC Awards Postseason Honors October 31, 2000 Todd Hughes Named WCC Baseball Player of the Week googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display('gpt-ad-adhesion'); ); (function($) $(window).on('endscroll', function() if ($(window).scrollTop() >= ($(window).height() / 3)) $('.gpt-adhesion-placeholder').addClass('collapse'); $('.sticky-bar').addClass('expand'); else $('.gpt-adhesion-placeholder').removeClass('collapse'); $('.sticky-bar').removeClass('expand'); );)(jQuery);

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