Fraternity Vacation (1985)

A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can ... See full summary »

Director:

James Frawley

Writer:

Lindsay Harrison

Stars:

Stephen Geoffreys, Sheree J. Wilson, Cameron Dye

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Geoffreys	...	Wendell Tvedt
Sheree J. Wilson	...	Ashley Taylor
Cameron Dye	...	Joe Gillespie
Leigh McCloskey	...	Charles 'Chas' Lawlor III
Tim Robbins	...	Larry "Mother" Tucker
Matt McCoy	...	J.C. Springer
Amanda Bearse	...	Nicole Ferret
John Vernon	...	Chief Ferret
Nita Talbot	...	Mrs. Ferret
Barbara Crampton	...	Chrissie
Kathleen Kinmont	...	Marianne
Max Wright	...	Millard Tvedt
Julie Payne	...	Naomi Tvedt
Franklyn Ajaye	...	Harry
Charles Rocket	...	Madman Mac

Storyline

A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival fraternity, and make a bet on who can nail the Designated Babe first.

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Plot Keywords:

fraternity | friendship | nerd | bet | rival | 

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Taglines:

Astronomy major Wendell Tvedt has studied galaxies, charted planets and pondered the universe. But in Palm Springs, he'll encounter his first full moon.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Primeira Transa de Um Nerd

Filming Locations:

Palm Springs, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mother found Chrissie pretending to be pregnant he said. "Let me guess - Joe's pregnant girlfriend." This was a reference to the earlier scene when Chrissie and Marianne played a prank on Mother and Joe by making out with them, but Chrissie was making out with Mother, not Joe.

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Quotes

Chief Ferret: Nelson, call in the National Guard!
Nicole Ferret: Daddy?
Chief Ferret: Not now sweetheart, Daddy's busy.
Nicole Ferret: Let them go!
Chief Ferret: What?
Nicole Ferret: I said let them go, please?
Chief Ferret: Absolutely not! It's out of the question!
Nicole Ferret: If you don't let them go, I will never ever speak to you again!
Chief Ferret: Aw, sweetheart!
Nicole Ferret: ...and I'll marry a Democrat!
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Connections

Referenced in Blood Massacre (1991)

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Soundtracks

"MS. GOT THE BODY"
Written by MICHAEL V. COOPER & Felton Pilate
Performed by CON-FUNK-SHUN
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects

User Reviews

I love it

This is definitely one of them guilty pleasure kind of movies. It's one of them movies that I watched very often when I was just a little kid and it was first debuting on HBO. Most kids didn't get to watch this kind of stuff when they were just six-years-old, so I was fortunate. Of course, I didn't really understand a lot of humor and mostly what I took from it was seeing naked girls for the first time.

I recently found the movie on video from back in the day, so I just finished watching it for the first time in years. I'm now 22, and it makes a lot more sense than it did when I first saw it about 14 years ago, especially the line that Wendell uses to win over Nicole. The one nude scene early in the movie gave me a whole new kind of feeling as well. :)

After seeing Tim Robbins in movies such as Bull Durham, The Shawshank Redepmtion, and the Hudsucker Proxy; it's amusing to see him play the role of a college party animal named Mother. Some of the actors do seem a little old and overdressed for spring break, but it's still pretty funny and worth watching if you have some free time and feel like reflecting on the '80s. The movie has too much sentimental value for me to down it, so I give it two big thumbs up.