Dead Man on Campus

Dead Man on Campus is a 1998 black comedy film starring Tom Everett Scott and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It centers on the urban legend that a student gets straight As if their roommate commits suicide (see pass by catastrophe). Two failing friends attempt to find a depressed roommate to push him over the edge and receive As.

Dead Man on Campus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Cohn
Screenplay byMichael Traeger
Mike White
Story byAnthony Abrams
Adam Larson Broder
Produced byGale Anne Hurd
Starring
  • Tom Everett Scott
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
CinematographyJohn A. Thomas
Edited byDebra Chiate
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Production
companies
MTV Productions
Pacific Western
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 21, 1998 (1998-08-21)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million
Box office$15,064,946

To boost ticket sales, the film's U.S. release was timed with the start of the new college school year in late August 1998. It was the first film by MTV Films to have an R rating. The film was shot at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

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