
Josh, (Scott) a college student on a scholarship, gets taught the about crazy nightlife of being in college by his unreliable roommate Cooper (Gosselaar) and fails his midterms due to being unprepared. With Cooper's father no longer willing to pay his son's way through college, and Josh needing to keep up his grades or risk losing his scholarship, the two learn of a hidden clause in the school's rules that basically says "if your roommate commits suicide, you get straight A's... (Full plot summary below)
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Josh, (Scott) a college student on a scholarship, gets taught the about crazy nightlife of being in college by his unreliable roommate Cooper (Gosselaar) and fails his midterms due to being unprepared. With Cooper's father no longer willing to pay his son's way through college, and Josh needing to keep up his grades or risk losing his scholarship, the two learn of a hidden clause in the school's rules that basically says "if your roommate commits suicide, you get straight A's." Since neither are willing to do so, they instead decide to invite a suicidal colleague in. - and push him over the edge.
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| MovieholeClint MorrisOne of the best comedies of the 90's! Once is never enough! |
| VarietyJoe LeydonAlthough it falls far short of fulfilling its full potential as a dark comedy of desperation, Dead Man on Campus is a modestly amusing trifle that merits a passing grade as lightweight entertainment. |
| TV Guide MagazineSandra ContrerasThe story's not much, but this dark comedy contains moments of unexpected wit. |
| Boston PhoenixPeter KeoughA moribund stinker that has been moldering in a studio morgue drawer for some time. |
| The New York TimesAnita GatesA predictably dumb movie made for very young audiences, playing to youth's love of excess and loaded with masturbation jokes. |
| CNN.comPaul TataraDead Man on Campus, as you may have already wagered, is the kind of movie that's no good. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkSome of the endless drug-sex-rock-'n'-roll gags are cute, but most are so paper-thin they disintegrate on contact with fresh air. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsThis is a dull re-iteration of the odd-couple theme and makes no cohesive attempt at storytelling. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThe bad news is that the opening credits, which make sick and darkly comic allusions to suicide, are the best thing about the film. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThis limp 1998 comedy tries hard to be both irreverent and ethical by suggesting that deceit motivated by self-interest is OK as long as no one gets hurt. |