Van Wilder: Party Liaison is a 2002 comedy film starring Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds plays Van Wilder, a seventh-year college student who has no intention of graduating. The film follows Van Wilder's misadventures as he throws wild parties, helps his friends, and tries to win over a journalist who is writing an article about him. Van Wilder: Party Liaison was a moderate success at the box office and became a cult classic among college students.