Phe Caplan Movies

Three men relive their carefree college years by killing off as many brain cells as possible in this over-the-top comedy. Mitch (Luke Wilson) returns home from a less-than-pleasant business trip one evening to discover his wife, Heidi (Juliette Lewis), involved in a ménage à trois with two blindfolded strangers. Feeling less than welcome at home after this, Mitch rents a house near the campus of a nearby college; two of Mitch's old college buddies, Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell), stop by to cheer him up. They soon become regular guests at Mitch's place, despite the fact that Frank only recently wed Marissa (Perrey Reeves), while Beanie and his wife, Lara (Leah Remini), are busy with two kids. Beanie decides to throw a housewarming party for Mitch, and since Beanie sells audio equipment for a living, he's able to trick out the big bash with a massive PA system and an appearance by Snoop Dogg. Mitch soon finds he's the not-entirely-willing proprietor of the school's leading party spot, which raises the ire of Pritchard (Jeremy Piven), a dean at the college who was the target of Mitch, Frank, and Beanie's abuse when they were all students. Pritchard arranges to have Mitch's neighborhood zoned into a student housing district, but Beanie and Frank respond by forming a fraternity and making Mitch's home their headquarters. Mitch, however, is not enthusiastic about the idea, especially as he's trying to impress Nicole (Ellen Pompeo), a beautiful divorcee who is less than enchanted with Frank and Beanie's "party hearty" lifestyle. Old School director Todd Phillips knows more than a bit about the seamy side of fraternity life as director of the infamous unreleased documentary Frat House. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

A man is drawn into the mysterious world of autistic children in this drama. Matt (Matt Wolf) is a man in his mid-twenties from New York City who is looking to sort out his life after an illness. Matt takes a volunteer position at a summer camp for autistic children, and is assigned to look after two children, Rob and Wayne, who cannot speak. Matt has trouble reaching out to Rob and Wayne, and he often squabbles with Ernie (Ernie Jurez), another counselor whom Matt feels is unnecessarily harsh to the children. Matt becomes involved with Rachel (Phe Caplan), another counselor at the camp who finds the demands of the work a bit hard to deal with; Matt and Rachel soon find themselves at odds with one another when Jessica (Jessica Fuchs), one of Rachel's charges, begins to open up to Matt and attempts to bring him into her private world of cartoon characters and stuffed animals. Paradox Lake also features actor and author Jason Miller in a supporting role as one of the camp directors; it was his final screen appearance, shot shortly before Miller's death. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide