Fits of uncontrollable laughter filled the George Sherman Union auditorium last night as Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson entertained students in ‘Old School,’ part of the Student Union Programming Council’s ongoing series of Thursday night dollar movies.
The choice was quite appropriate, as the plot consists of reliving the good old days of college revelry.
With about 50 students in attendance, the event gave students plenty of seats from which to choose.
The audience received the movie well, except for a few moments when technical glitches left the movie on hold.
But Ferrell’s antics soon changed the tune of any discontented viewers.
‘Will Ferrell is my hero he’s the funniest guy I wish I knew,’ said Nick Cipollo, a College of Engineering sophomore.
Cipollo said he wished the organizers had served candy and popcorn throughout.
‘The little kid playing Vince Vaughn’s son was so cute, especially when he was doing ‘earmuffs,” said Phoebe Peterman, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman.
College of Engineering sophomore Tina Thorsen said the movie made her think about her own life.
‘That movie makes me realize that I don’t want to get old,’ Thorsen said. ‘I am in no hurry to get out of school I want to stay young and have fun forever.’
SUPC film chair Meredith Modzelewski said the event’s purpose was for students to have fun.
‘We don’t make any money off of the event, and the dollar entrance fee is more of a formality,’ she said.
The Programming Council has been showing movies for several years now, although some students said they were surprised to see an event like this held. This year, the council is working on recruiting new movie-watchers, according to organizers.
‘This is the first year we’ve had such good advertising,’ Modzelewski said.
Modzelewski said the council had posters all over campus, specifically in dorms and dining halls.
The committee will show movies on each of the next few Thursday nights, with ‘Chicago’ is showing on Oct. 9, followed by ‘Creature Double Feature’ on Oct. 30. The lineup also includes ‘Rushmore’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums.’
‘We expect the turnout to increase as the event gains popularity,’ Modzelewski said.
The movies are shown at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. in the GSU Conference Auditorium on second floor of the GSU, which organizers have called the PC Movie House.