wes-connors Under the influence of perpetually partying roommate Mark-Paul Gosselaar (as Cooper Frederickson), medical student Tom Everett Scott (as Josh Miller) trades in his books for beer and bong hits. After failing his mid-terms, Mr. Scott joins Mr. Gosselaar in a fool-proof plan to avoid flunking out of "Daleman College." The school automatically awards straight "A" grades to anyone residing in the same housing unit as a student who commits suicide. Now, the duo must find a suicidal candidate and help him over the edge. Prospects include daredevil party animal Lochlyn Munro (as Cliff O'Malley), psycho computer geek Randy Pearlstein (as Buckley Schrank) and presumably depressed rocker Corey Page (as Matt Noonan)..."Dead Man on Campus" turns a silly situation into fun college hijinks...The atmosphere and characters border authentic, for the times. The biggest "A" goes to Gosselaar, who is the guiding force. Trading in his "Saved by the Bell" blond hair-dye for dark, he is obviously schooled in comic acting. Alan Cohn orchestrates everyone well, and there are a couple of memorable segue moments; the transition from bed sheets to classroom is a highlight. Girls have little to do except remind us that Scott and Gosselaar are probably not having sex (with each other). In this respect, pretty blonde Poppy Montgomery (as Rachel Gilmore) goes to the head of the class... There is much drug use and dirty words, but little skin. Suicidal tendencies and the characters' actions are resolved in a positive manner, but without much depth. ****** Dead Man on Campus (8/1/98) Alan Cohn ~ Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tom Everett Scott, Poppy Montgomery, Lochlyn Munro

SuperSonicX "Dead Man On Campus" is a film about two guys who enroll at Daleman College, and become roommates. Josh enrolls via a scholarship, and is studying to become a doctor, and Cooper, well, he's just there to avoid having to clean toilets for a living at his father's business, and of course, to goof off and party. Josh eventually decides to party with Cooper, and as a result, starts to fail every class he's in. He winds up failing his mid-terms, and he finds out that he needs to maintain a B+ average if he wants to keep his scholarship.One night, while the boys are at a local bar, they find out that if your roommate commits suicide, you get straight As for your grief, so they decide to move a suicidal roommate into their dorm! In my opinion, the best roommate they find is a no holds barred psychotic named Cliff O'Malley (played by the underrated Lochlyn Munro). Cliff is my favorite character in this film! He's so wacky, and he completely lacks sanity or a conscience! Most of his dialogue and facial expressions in this film are priceless!As for their other roommates: Buckley: He's a computer nerd who's paranoid, suicidal, and thinks Bill Gates is after his brain! Matt Noonan: He's the "depressed" goth rock star who acts happy and likes to sing show tunes when no one's around! In the end: For off the wall teen comedies, this is as good as it gets. This movie originally bombed at the box office when released in August of 1998, and seems to be forgotten nowadays, but trust me, it's funny, and the character Cliff totally makes it worth the admission! It's bound to become a cult classic sooner or later.

Brian2005 I started to watch this movie not expecting anything other than a few laughs. It turned out to be a lot more, Hilarious is the word I'm looking for. Basic plot revolves around 2 collage students, both roommates, one is smart(Josh) and wants to do the best he can in his exams, he studies and doesn't party. The other(Cooper) is intent on doing no work, doesn't go to his classes, likes his bong and late night party's. Cooper slowly pulls Josh into his world of Partys and Beer and it starts to show on his Collage work. Then comes the wacky loophole that if they have a roommate that commits suicide then there other roommates automatically pass there exams. Now, Enter the wacky roommates, handpicked by Cooper and Josh, that are all "on the edge". The rest will have your sides splitting. All the Characters play their parts well, especially the insane roommates, but none more so than Cliff. He steals the show and whenever the film was getting boring and uninteresting, he would pop back up and bring this hilarious comedy back to life. Typical Teenage comedy packed with laughs but a rather far fetched plot, Cliff's wacky ways of dealing with cop car chases and putting out hair fires make this stand out above most.

gridoon Can a comedy be likable and dismal at the same time? If your answer is "no", you obviously haven't seen "Dead Man On Campus" yet. On the one hand, this is a blatantly insensitive and tasteless film, with some moralizing thrown in at the end, as if the filmmakers want to convince you that yes, deep down inside, they know that suicide and depression are serious matters. On the other hand, there are some laughs, courtesy mostly of the much-mentioned "Cliff" guy, and some accurate observations about college life. On the whole this premise seems better suited to a thriller than to a comedy...I'll have to check out "Dead Man's Curve" sometime soon. (**)