“National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj” is the sequel to the successful 2002 release, “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.” Taj (Kal Penn), Van Wilder’s assistant in the first film, heads out on his own and heads to England’s prestigious Camden University to further his studies. Along the way, he adopts a group of misfits and shows the uptight student body how to get Wilder!
Actress Monica St. John, her boyfriend Dwayne and six other close friends head for a weekend escape at a remote cabin in the mountains. Along the way, they pick up Dwayne’s ex-con cousin Troy. Monica’s agent arrives uninvited with his date, hoping to convince Monica to renew her contract. A severe thunderstorm moves in. While there, a news story seems to implicate Troy in a brutal murder. Just as Dwayne professes Troy’s innocence, the lights go out and folk start dying. Is it Troy the convict, Greg the agent, Dwayne the boyfriend, or one of the “hater” friends? No one knows who’s next.