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20 July 1984 (USA)
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It's time for the odd to get even more
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At a big campus, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self respect. full summary | full synopsis
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An Instant Classic for the Underdog in All of Us...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Carradine | ... | Louis Skolnick | |
| Anthony Edwards | ... | Gilbert Lowell | |
| Timothy Busfield | ... | Arnold Poindexter | |
| Andrew Cassese | ... | Harold Wormser | |
| Curtis Armstrong | ... | Dudley 'Booger' Dawson | |
| Larry B. Scott | ... | Lamar Latrell | |
| Brian Tochi | ... | Toshiro Takashi | |
| Julia Montgomery | ... | Betty Childs (as Julie Montgomery) | |
| Michelle Meyrink | ... | Judy | |
| Ted McGinley | ... | Stan Gable | |
| Matt Salinger | ... | Danny Burke | |
| Donald Gibb | ... | Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski, Alpha Beta | |
| James Cromwell | ... | Mr. Skolnick (as Jamie Cromwell) | |
| David Wohl | ... | Dean Ulich | |
| John Goodman | ... | Coach Harris |
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90 min
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Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:L |
UK:15 (video re-rating) (2004) |
Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) |
Australia:M |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (original rating) |
USA:R |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Argentina:13
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Donald Gibb shaved his beard to get the part of Ogre. The casting directors thought it made him look too old to be a college student.
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Continuity: Following the belching contest, the score board shows the Alpha Betas with 40 points, and the Lambdas with 25. In the background of the first javelin throw in the next scene, the score board shows the Alpha Betas with 25 points, and the Lambdas with 10 points.
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[Orge snatches a pie from a nerd customer]
Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski, Alpha Beta: Thanks wimp, get yourself one!
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Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski, Alpha Beta: Thanks wimp, get yourself one!
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Spoofed in "SuperNews!: Revenge of the Nerds (#1.32)" (2007)
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The ultimate "Misfits Revenge" movie, REVENGE OF THE NERDS became an instant classic in 1984, with some of the most memorable scenes and quotable dialogue since YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. This raunchy comedy follows a group of oddball college students who are thrown together by circumstance and exposed to constant humiliation and ridicule by the jock fraternity on campus and how they get their ultimate pay back. Yes, the film is predictable as they come as we've seen this formula a million times, but it's watchable thanks to some wonderful set pieces, outrageous dialogue and on target performances by Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong (memorable as Booger), John Goodman, Ted McGinley (no that is not a misprint), Larry B. Scott, and Timothy Busfield. Standout scenes include the "Wonder Joint" Party and the Lamda's musical performance during the big Olympic competition. A hilarious comedy that demands repeated viewings.