Most of the outdoors scenes at the college where shot on location at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The original music score for the movie was composed by band leader Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo. The band was featured performing their song "Dead Man's Party" at Thornton Melon's dorm party. The producers originally wanted Jim Carrey to play Rodney's history professor, but decided he was to young. Alice Cooper's song "The Great American Success Story" was apparent ...[Read Story ]