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28 July 1978 (USA) moreTagline:
We got to do something...You know what we are gonna do ? Toga party ! morePlot:
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(45 articles)
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Often imitated, never duplicated. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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109 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound 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 | 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)Fun Stuff
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In the Student Court scene, a list of Delta Tau Chi members is written on the blackboard. Writer Chris Miller's name is one of those visible on the list. Other names include "Dick Hertz" and "Duane Wayne". moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the "EAT ME" car hits the bleachers, you can see the rope used to pull them down, pulling the bleachers from behind and dragging them for a short time. moreQuotes:
Clorette De Pasto: Dad! Mom, Dad, this is Larry Kroger. The boy who molested me last month. We have to get married. moreSoundtrack:
Shama Lama Ding Dong moreFAQ
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You'll have to excuse me and some of the other proponents of 'National Lampoon's Animal House' if we seem a little defensive about the movie. That's because it's often not recognized as the superior comedy classic that it is. Instead, too often it is lumped in with the multitude of inferior films that it inspired, which is totally unfair.
Some of the conventional wisdom about 'Animal House' is absolutely right, though. John Belushi does give a bravura performance that is reminiscent of the great comics before him like Chaplin, Keaton (Buster, not Michael), the Marx Brothers, etc., and he does it with a wonderful economy of words. His character of "Bluto" Blutarsky is often emulated and imitated but many times the persons doing so have no idea what it was that made him and his performance so great.
Tim Matheson as "Otter" and his other frat house buddies were also prototypes that were much imitated too, and again often without success. Otter was the quintessential smooth talker, always working an angle on everybody, especially the ladies. When a woman tells him that his lovemaking wasn't that great, he cocks his head, points a finger at himself and mouths the words, "not great?" in mock disbelief. Before Tom Hanks got "Big" he made a career out of playing this character. Also John Vernon set a standard for straight men with his portrayal of the beleaguered Dean Wormer, plagued by his "zoo fraternity."
Not all of the movie's humor aims low, by any means; some of it is quite sophisticated. (Yes, you read it right.) The screenwriters and director John Landis did a great job evoking Kennedy-era America and they found a lot to laugh at. This comedy is an unqualified classic by the simplest definition-- it makes you laugh, long and loud.