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A new academic year has arrived and returning students might need a few helpful hints or reminders of what lies ahead. For anyone who has the fortune of being a freshman, "Dead Man on Campus" may give one a head start on his or her first semester.
Josh (Tom Everett Scott), a freshman entering Daleman College on an academic scholarship, is eager to begin his studies as a pre-medical student. Everything goes his way until he meets his dorm mates. Enter Zeke, who claims his right to the single room in their dormitory. The third and final roommate is Cooper (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a wealthy freshman who prefers to spend his time entertaining and not wasting his college experience on a scholastic quest.
Cooper manages to entice Josh to his way of living. Suddenly and unexpectedly, they find themselves failing the semester. They need to maintain an A average in order to stay at Daleman College. As luck would have it, a Daleman alumnus informs them of a school legend known as the "Dead Man's Clause." The clause mentions that if a roommate happens to commit suicide or dies, the remaining roommates are compensated with A's to ease their pain.
Anxious to save their academic careers, Cooper and Josh sift out three possibilities to fulfill the clause. The candidates chosen are Cliff, Buckley and Matt. The movie takes one through a comical inquisition.
The focus of the movie is not solely a quest for a dead man. Josh and Cooper enable one to see how easily misconceptions come about.
The friends find out that the easiest solutions to problems are doing things right - the first time. And thanks to friends, one is reminded of the laughter and heartache one goes through in his or her daily life.
If one is looking for a good time with friends, "Dead Man on Campus" is the perfect entertainment.