Accepted (film)

Accepted
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Pink
Screenplay by	Adam Cooper Bill Collage Mark Perez
Story by	Mark Perez
Produced by	Tom Shadyac Michael Bostick
Starring	Justin Long Blake Lively Anthony Heald Lewis Black
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by	Scott Hill
Music by	David Schommer
Production company	Shady Acres Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23 million[1]
Box office	$38.6 million[1]

Accepted is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Steve Pink, marking his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, and Mark Perez. The film stars Justin Long, Blake Lively, Anthony Heald and Lewis Black in lead roles.

The plot follows Bartleby Gaines (Long), a high school graduate who, after being rejected by every college he applies to, concocts a plan to create a fake university with his friends to convince his parents he's moving forward with his education. As more students, also rejected from other schools, mistakenly apply to the fictional South Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.), Bartleby and his friends decide to run it as if it were a real institution. It was released on August 18, 2006 and received mixed reviews from critics.