WTF is a ghoulie? Well, they're small demons that are summoned out of a toilet, obviously. Going to college is the third venture of these hooligan gremlin rip-offs. I saw this entry before I saw the others, and what is there to say about the others?

All I can remember about the first one is that I don't remember any of it. The 4th movie was made by Jim Wynorski, who has a tendency to make sequels to films he hasn't seen, so his movie retains little to none of the lore, so where does that leave us for part 3? Surprisingly, in a good place.


This 1990/91 sequel is fresh out of the 80s and it retains a lot of that atmosphere. Our setting is a college under a severe and inconsequential prank war. Nobody here cares about academics, and it pisses off the dean, Professor Ragnar, played by a maniacal and over-the-top Kevin McCarthy. I always liked that guy, and he had to stoop down to some petty shit like this movie, which makes me like him even more.

The cast is pretty good, featuring a few familiar faces from Heathers, a bunch of hotties, an inept security guard (Stephen Lee), Jason Scott Lee and Matthew Lillard before their big breaks, and Kane Hodder as "Man in Rolling Mop Bucket". After all, Kane was friends with director John Carl Buechler, who happens to be known for his effects, and this movie has some goofy effects and zaniness to keep it fun and light-hearted.

Considering how much emphasis is placed on the pranks and panty raids, this movie makes college look like so much fun, and the ghoulies almost take a back seat to everything else. Of course, none of these college antics would fly in today's age of PC bullshit. When I went to college, I had to sign a form promising I wouldn't rape anybody. This movie was more like Animal House. Very stupid, and a lot of fun.