Philip von Alvensleben is a film and television producer. He was the managing director of Germany's TeleMunchen Group, one of largest media conglomerates. He also worked for the production company Alive Entertainment.
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
When their bus is crippled on the side of a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discover an opponent they cannot defeat – and may not survive.
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.