National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze

<br /> National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003) is a comedy featuring Tatyana Ali in her first starring role in a movie. The film was directed by the brothers David and Scott Hillenbrand and written by Patrick Casey and Worm Miller. The movie showcases many new and largely then-unknown actors and actresses. In addition to Ali the film also features Patrick Renna, Chris Owen, Marie-Noelle Marquis and Danielle Fishel.<br /> The film was theatrically released on September 26th, 2003 and was only available in limited release areas. The film grossed about sixty thousand dollars at the U.S. box office.[1] It made nearly four hundred thousand dollars at the Russian box office in 2004.[1] Dorm Daze was released on DVD August 10th, 2004 and debuted at number twelve on the DVD rental charts bringing in 2.13 million dollars its first week.[2]<br /> The film was initially panned by critics but has developed a cult following in the years since its release. In response, an unrated version was eventually released. A sequel entitled National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 was released on DVD September 5th, 2006. Several of the principal actors returned for the sequel including Danielle Fishel and Chris Owen.<br /> The film was shot on location in California. The four major locations in California used for filming were: Los Angeles, San Diego, Castaic, and Balboa Park which is in San Diego.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />