Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by fraternity wild man Droz and his housemates at The Pit. But Droz and his pals have rivals in nasty preppy Rand McPherson and the school's steely president. With their house threatened with expulsion, Droz and company decide to throw a raging party where the various factions will collide.
Acting
Jeremy Piven's Droz is peak fast-talking chaos agent energy.
Writing
Satire so sharp it accidentally predicted 30 years of culture wars.
Director
Hart Bochner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
PCU became a cult favorite precisely because its 'both sides' satire aged weirdly — it mocks political correctness while embodying the entitled chaos it pretends to critique.
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars performed for real in the finale; the 'Droz for Prez' party was shot at a actual empty mansion in Toronto that burned down weeks later.
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