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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   34,326 votes
Director:
John Landis
Writers:
Harold Ramis (written by) &
Douglas Kenney (written by) ...
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Release Date:
28 July 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
We got to do something...You know what we are gonna do ? Toga party ! more
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
If your review is too long.... more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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)
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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)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Animal House
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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)
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Fun Stuff

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. more
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. more
Quotes:
Hoover: They confiscated everything, even the stuff we didn't steal! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in World Domination: The 'Family Guy' Phenomenon (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Who's Sorry Now more

FAQ

What does John 'Bluto' Blutarsky (John Belushi) yell during the Otis Day and the Knights song "Shout"?
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75 out of 101 people found the following comment useful:-
If your review is too long...., 15 July 2004
10/10
Author: dchristrev from El Segundo, CA

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!

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