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Animal House (1978)

 -  Comedy | Romance  -  28 July 1978 (USA)
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At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

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Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone. It has a second one full of white, anglo-saxon, rich young men who are so sanctimonious no one can stand them except Dean Wormer. The dean enlists the help of the second frat to get the boys of Delta House off campus. The dean's plan comes into play just before the homecoming parade to end all parades for all time. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

"We can do anything we want. We're college students!" See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Certificate:

R | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

28 July 1978 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Animal House  »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$141,600,000 (USA)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The movie concludes by describing each character's fate. Niedermeyer was "killed in Vietnam by his own troops." In director John Landis' segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie, some soldiers are overheard discussing "fragging Niedermeyer." See more »

Goofs

On the stairs just before the frat hearing, after Boon and Katy finish talking, Otter puts his left hand on Boon's left shoulder. But in the next shot, Otter's right hand is on Boon's right shoulder, and they continue down the stairs. See more »

Quotes

[the Deltas have been expelled]
Bluto: Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the fucking Peace Corps.
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Crazy Credits

Four of the listings in the cast are "mean dude," "meaner dude," "meanest dude," and "gigantic dude". See more »

Connections

Remake of Orientation (1968) See more »

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"Theme"
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From A Summer Place
Written by Max Steiner
Performed by Percy Faith and His Orchestra
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Maybe Can't Really Be Appreciated Anymore
11 November 2002 | by See all my reviews

If you have only seen this movie on TV, you have not really seen this movie. One of the best movie experiences of my life was seeing this movie in the theater with a full house of college students. I have never heard an audience laugh so hard, and I was laughing with them. That experience can never be recaptured. I don't know why this movie doesn't make the midnight movie tour in college towns. That way it might have some of the same impact. Also when it came out in 1978 it is hard to explain how big John Belushi was unless you were there and saw it first hand. It's still funny on the small screen, but only if you see it uncut. Never watch it on a network, they cut out most of the jokes!


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