The king of college partying is returning to campus.
Bert Kreischer will star in an original comedy movie titled “Homecoming,” directed by “Tag” filmmaker Jeff Tomsic and produced by Monarch Media.
“Homecoming” follows divorced dad Bert, who attends his college homecoming in an attempt to reconnect with his eldest daughter, who attends his alma mater. When Bert arrives on campus, he realizes his kids have “parent trapped” him with his ex-wife. From there, “the weekend’s focus turns to competition, debaucherous mayhem — and, perhaps, a chance to reunite his family,” per the logline.
The film is written by Randall Green (Pixar’s “Luca”) and produced by Steve Barnett, Alan Powell and Vicky Patel via Monarch; Kreischer and LeeAnn Kreischer through their banner Berty Boy Productions; and Judi Marmel.
Before he became a world-touring stand-up comedian, a 24-year-old Kreischer was the subject of a 1997 Rolling Stone article that deemed him “the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country.” The story was loosely adapted into the Ryan Reynolds comedy movie “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.”
Kreischer has released six stand-up comedy specials including the 2025 Netflix hour “Lucky.” He also starred in the 2023 action comedy movie “The Machine,” inspired by his famous stand-up comedy story of the same name.
In an interview with Variety earlier this year, Kreischer spoke of a comedic “gold rush.” “I feel very lucky to be alive and working at this point,” he said. “TV and movies are about to explode in Hollywood, in a really fun and crazy way.”
Tomsic directed “Lucky” as well as a few of Kreischer’s other specials. Best known for helming the Warner Bros. comedy “Tag,” Tomsic is also shooting Season 2 of the HBO series “It’s Florida, Man,” which he created. He has also directed episodes of series like “Broad City” and “Time Bandits.”
Monarch Media is the production house behind Richard Linklater’s Hit Man” starring Glen Powell, as well as the action thriller “Valiant One” with Chase Stokes. The company is also backing the upcoming animated film “Tangles” with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Abbi Jacobson and Seth Rogen, as well as the comedy feature “Babies” starring Rogen and Anna Kendrick. Monarch is also prepping a reboot of “A Walk to Remember.”
