Animal House (1978)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Harold Ramis (written by) &
Douglas Kenney (written by) ...
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Release Date:

28 July 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

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:

Overweight | Cult | Pity Sex | Crosley Automobile | Marijuana

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

John Belushi	...	John 'Bluto' Blutarsky
Tim Matheson	...	Eric 'Otter' Stratton
John Vernon	...	Dean Vernon Wormer
Verna Bloom	...	Marion Wormer
Tom Hulce	...	Larry 'Pinto' Kroger (as Thomas Hulce)
Cesare Danova	...	Mayor Carmine DePasto
Peter Riegert	...	Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
Mary Louise Weller	...	Mandy Pepperidge
Stephen Furst	...	Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman
James Daughton	...	Greg Marmalard
Bruce McGill	...	Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day
Mark Metcalf	...	Doug Neidermeyer
DeWayne Jessie	...	Otis Day
Karen Allen	...	Katy
James Widdoes	...	Robert Hoover
Martha Smith	...	Barbara 'Babs' Jansen
Sarah Holcomb	...	Clorette DePasto
Lisa Baur	...	Shelly Dubinsky
Kevin Bacon	...	Chip Diller
Donald Sutherland	...	Prof. Dave Jennings
Douglas Kenney	...	Stork
Chris Miller	...	Hardbar (as Christian Miller)
Bruce Bonnheim	...	B.B.
Joshua Daniel	...	Mothball
Sunny Johnson	...	Otter's Co-Ed
Stacy Grooman	...	Sissy
Stephen Bishop	...	Charming guy with guitar
Eliza Roberts	...	Brunella (as Eliza Garrett)
Aseneth Jurgenson	...	Beth
Katherine Denning	...	Noreen
Raymone Robinson	...	Mean dude
Robert Elliott	...	Meaner dude
Reginald Farmer	...	Meanest dude (as Reginald H. Farmer)
Jebidiah R. Dumas	...	Gigantic dude
Priscilla Lauris	...	Dean's secretary
Rick Eby	...	Omega
John Freeman	...	Man on Street
Sean McCartin	...	Lucky Boy
Helen Vick	...	Sorority Girl
Rick Greenough	...	Mongol
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Landis	...	Cafeteria dishwasher
Judith Belushi-Pisano	...	Bluto's Dance Partner at Toga Party (uncredited)
Robert Cray	...	Bandmember, Otis Day and the Knights (uncredited)
Fred Simonds	...	Grim, balding professor (uncredited)

Directed by
John Landis

Writing credits
Harold Ramis		(written by) &
Douglas Kenney		(written by) &
Chris Miller		(written by)

Produced by
Ivan Reitman	....	producer
Matty Simmons	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Charles Correll

Film Editing by
George Folsey Jr.

Casting by
Michael Chinich
Don Phillips		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
John J. Lloyd

Set Decoration by
Hal Gausman

Costume Design by
Deborah Nadoolman

Makeup Department
Lynne Brooks	....	makeup artist (as Lynn Brooks)
Marilyn Patricia Phillips	....	hair stylist (as Marilyn Phillips)
Gerald Soucie	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Peter Macgregor-Scott	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman	....	first assistant director (as Cliff Coleman)
Gary McLarty	....	second unit director (as Gary R. McLarty)
Ed Milkovich	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Milgrom	....	property master
Clint Robinson	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Arthur Smedley	....	lead man (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jack Gosden	....	dialogue editor
Alan Holly	....	sound re-recording mixer
William B. Kaplan	....	sound
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
John Stacy	....	sound effects editor
Bill Varney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howard S. Wollman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Howard Wollman)
Michael Colomby	....	sound re-recording mixer: restoration remix (uncredited)
Roger Sword	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Henry Millar	....	special effects

Stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer	....	stunts (as Pam Bebermeyer)
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (as Gilbert Combs)
Bud Ekins	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jim Halty)
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts (as Fred Hice)
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts (as Bill Hooker)
Albert M. Mauro	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunt coordinator (as Gary R. McLarty)
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Karen McLarty	....	stunts (as Karen Werner)
R.A. Rondell	....	stunts
Walter Wyatt	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Cosko Jr.	....	assistant camera (as Joe Kosko)
Norman Glasser	....	gaffer
Pete Hill	....	second assistant camera
Richard Kamins	....	best boy
Tom Kessenich	....	key grip
Christine M. Loss	....	still photographer (as Christine Loss)
Charles Mills	....	second camera operator
John R. Shannon	....	still photographer (as John Shannon)
Michael Simpson	....	assistant camera
Steve Yaconelli	....	camera operator
Jon Falkengren	....	second grip (uncredited)
Mark Stanley	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Katherine Wilson	....	location casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Chichester	....	wardrober
Gene Deardorff	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
Malcolm Campbell	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Dave Kahn	....	music editor
Robb Navrides	....	music editor: restoration
Stephen A. Hope	....	music editor (uncredited)
David Spear	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Kenny Vance	....	music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Don Newton	....	transportation captain
Tom Battaglia	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Judith Belushi-Pisano	....	production associate (as Judith Jacklin)
Saul Kahan	....	unit publicist
Katherine Wooten	....	script supervisor
James Moffett	....	first aid (uncredited)
Katherine Wilson	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Oregon Film Factory
• Stage III Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1978) (France) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (1979) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• DiscoVision (1978-1981) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1981) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Pioneer Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (VHS) (Double Secret Probation edition)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• MCA Records  soundtrack
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera
• Technicolor  color and prints
• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Animal House

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

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) | 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:

The Delta actors partied together every night but Landis kept Belushi away from them by having him stay in a house miles away with his wife, Judy. Belushi was a notorious partier and Landis wanted him to stay clean throughout the shoot. Belushi did host a few parties at the house but stayed clean because he saw the film as a great opportunity for him.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Boon and Otter are looking down on the ROTC group on the field, Boon takes the golf clubs off his shoulder, selects a club, cut to the field, cut back to Boon and Otter, the clubs are back on his shoulder.

Quotes:

Hoover: They confiscated everything, even the stuff we didn't steal!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in World Domination: The 'Family Guy' Phenomenon (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Who's Sorry Now

If your review is too long....

you probably don't like teen sex comedies anyway. If you write more than 10 lines about this classic, you are taking it way too seriously. This is the King of Teen Sex Comedies, period. Anything that follows is/was a pretender or copycat. And I'll never understand why someone would spend so much time and space critiquing a film they don't like, from a genre they obviously don't appreciate. Virtually every actor plays his part realistically. I still get a huge kick out of Belushi's speech about the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor. Or "Do you mind if we dance with yo dates? Or "mine is bigger....my cucumber." Lots of classic lines. Just enjoy it!