Plot: The long-awaited story of the legendary party animal’s uproarious introduction to Coolidge College is finally here, revealing for the first time his rise to become the man, the myth...the seven-year college senior. Van Wilder: Freshman Year features a red-hot, young cast including Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) as "Van the Man" and Kristin Cavallari (Laguna Beach), as well as Steve Talley (American Pie Presents Beta House), Kurt Fuller (Wayne’s World) and Linden Ashby (Resident Evil: Extinction) as Van’s partners in mayhem.