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Animal House (1978) -- At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him.
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Animal House (1978) -- At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him.
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Overview

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7.6/10   39,598 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Harold Ramis (written by) &
Douglas Kenney (written by) ...
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Release Date:
28 July 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
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
NewsDesk:
(80 articles)
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Sick, depraved, juvenile, disgusting, lewd, perverted...... more (220 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Animal House (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
109 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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)

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Trivia:
The dead coed is named Fawn Leibowitz. Fawn was a character used in ‘National Lampoon's 1964 High School Yearbook’. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the toga party, as Boone is sitting alone and singing along with the band, in the background we see what is obviously a Budweiser logo on a lighted sign on the wall. But for the sake of not identifying the product, a large piece of what looks to be black electrical tape is placed over the name itself, leaving the actual logo intact. more
Quotes:
Hoover: Kent is a legacy, Otter. His brother was a '59, Fred Dorfman.
Flounder: He said legacies usually get asked to pledge automatically.
Otter: Oh, well, usually. Unless the pledge in question turns out to be a real closet-case.
Otter, Boon: Like Fred.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in House of Games (1987) more
Soundtrack:
Wonderful World more

FAQ

What does John 'Bluto' Blutarsky yell during the Otis Day and the Knights song "Shout"?
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22 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Sick, depraved, juvenile, disgusting, lewd, perverted......, 24 June 2000
8/10
Author: Sonatine97 (sonatine97@hotmail.com) from Birmingham, England

Yep, it must be Animal House!

The classic frat comedy of all time. A simple story of college life for a bunch of delinquents who seek solace with a an endless supply of beer, toga parties and loads of young girls.

It doesn't matter that the Delta House (the home of said delinquents), continually fail to pass their exams, for them sex & booze is all what life is about.

The movie is a perfect vehicle for Saturday Night Live star, John Belushi, who is allowed to show off his considerable talent as the biggest sicko of the Delta bunch - check out his impression of a Zit!!

But he is well supported by Tom Hulce, and surprisingly Donald Sutherland as the hippy professor with wayout theories.

Able actor, John Vernon, plays the Principle of the college and often the butt of the Delta House: finding a horse in his office is a classic piece of farce!

All in all, the film hangs together very well with a good script and superb visual jokes. John Landis must have a wild college life himself when he made this.

***/*****

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