PCU
A rebellious college party house rallies its divided campus against an administration determined to enforce political correctness.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- college movie night
- 90s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise promising but unevenly executed, with the film losing focus as its broad campus satire unfolds.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Pit clashes with vegan protesters, university administrators, and competing political groups over acceptable behavior.
Droz and the residents of The Pit fight the university president's attempt to remove their house from campus.
The Pit serves as Droz's home, social base, and center of resistance to the university administration.
The film turns protests, complaints, and campus sensitivities into confrontations involving meat throwing and an all-campus party.
Films like PCU, and why
Animal House
college-set teen comedy with rebellious students, campus subcultures, and irreverent anti-authority humor
Revenge of the Nerds
ensemble college comedy centered on unconventional students resisting institutional conformity
The New Guy
youthful campus comedy combining political satire, partying, and clashes between social groups
Movie Details
- Director
- Hart Bochner
- Release Date
- 1994-04-29
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (141)
Cast
- Jeremy Piven
- Chris Young
- David Spade
- Megan Ward
- Sarah Trigger
- Jon Favreau
- Alex Désert
- Gale Mayron
- Viveka Davis
- Jake Busey
Common questions
- What is PCU about?
- A rebellious college party house rallies its divided campus against an administration determined to enforce political correctness.
- What is PCU like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of PCU as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is PCU violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in PCU as mild.
- What did critics think of PCU?
- Critics generally found the premise promising but unevenly executed, with the film losing focus as its broad campus satire unfolds.
- Which films are like PCU?
- Films with a similar feel include Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, and The New Guy.
- How long is PCU?
- PCU runs 81 minutes.
