Animal House (1978)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Harold Ramis (written by) &
Douglas Kenney (written by) ...

Release Date:

28 July 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

We got to do something...You know what we are gonna do ? Toga party !

Plot:

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him.

Plot Keywords:

Dean | Parade | College | Homecoming Parade | Fraternity

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Hulce	...	Larry Kroger (as Thomas Hulce)
Stephen Furst	...	Kent Dorfman
Mark Metcalf	...	Doug Neidermeyer
Mary Louise Weller	...	Mandy Pepperidge
Martha Smith	...	Babs Jansen
James Daughton	...	Greg Marmalard
Kevin Bacon	...	Chip Diller
John Belushi	...	John Blutarsky
Douglas Kenney	...	Stork
Chris Miller	...	Hardbar (as Christian Miller)
Bruce Bonnheim	...	B.B.
Karen Allen	...	Katy
James Widdoes	...	Robert Hoover
Tim Matheson	...	Eric Stratton
Peter Riegert	...	Donald Schoenstein

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Animal House (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Todd-AO)

Certification:

Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 (1979) (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (1993) (uncut) | USA:R (Certificate #25253) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:13 (re-rating) | West Germany:18 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 (re-rating) | UK:AA (original rating)

Filming Locations:

729 East 11th Street, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Spawned a short-lived ABC television series, "Delta House" (1979); also "Brothers and Sisters" (1979) on NBC and "Co-ed Fever" (1979) on CBS, which was canceled after only one episode.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Right before Flounder spills the marbles in the street, he is seen holding them in a Kenner Spectograph box. This toy was not sold in the US until 1966.

Quotes:

[at the Dexter Lake Club, a Negroes-only bar, with Otis Day and the Knights playing Shama Lama Ding Dong]
Pinto: What are you majoring in?
Brunella: Primitive cultures.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Tremors' (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Washington Post

Blueprint movie

The inspiration for all of those Road Trip/American Pie/Old School movies. DVD review.

A group of no-grade students gets kicked out of college only to seek revenge on the Provost.

Seminal comedy from the '70s that contains one hilarious scene after another. Not that this makes any sense and the story is practically non-existent. Lovely Allen is the female student waiting for her irresponsible boyfriend to grow up. Sutherland is the couldn't care less English teacher. Furst is the fat guy who gets picked on because of his size. Belushi is the mad but tragic character to be found on his own at parties, trying to grab attention. Hulce is the new entrant to the fraternity who gets involved with a thirteen-year old girl! Vernon is the spiteful college head who kicks the heroes out. Bloom is his sexy wife who gets involved with one of the students. There's also Otis Day and his Knights playing a great version of "Shout". Practically every scene from this movie has been ripped off by recent comedies.

Animal House is the original and the best.