Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone. It has a second one full of white, anglo-saxon, rich young men who are so sanctimonious no one can stand them except Dean Wormer. The dean enlists the help of the second frat to get the boys of Delta House off campus. The dean's plan comes into play just before the homecoming parade to end all parades for all time.Written by
John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
During the parade, one float is credited to the fraternity/sorority Zeta Tau Beta (ZTB). Co-writer Harold Ramis is an alum of the Alpha Xi chapter of Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) at Washington University. See more »
Goofs
When Niedermeyer is off of his horse belittling Flounder, Otter misses his long golf shot aimed at the horse (NOTE: shot briefly shows Niedermeyer STILL ON HIS HORSE, when he's actually on the ground belittling Flounder. See more »
Quotes
[Dean Wormer's plotting to get rid of Delta House]
Greg Marmalard:
But Delta's already on probation.
Dean Vernon Wormer:
They are? Well, as of this moment, they're on DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION!
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Crazy Credits
Four of the listings in the cast are "mean dude," "meaner dude," "meanest dude," and "gigantic dude". See more »
Alternate Versions
There is a version of "Animal House", which contains an alternate soundtrack, wherein the background music is mostly 80s rock music. This is especially clear in the cafeteria scene, where the lack of "don't know much about history" is evident (and catastrophic). This version has been aired at least once in Danish television. See more »
This is the best college comedy ever made. Nothing has ever come close to comedic perfection, and never will again. The early bird director John Landis directs this film into greatness bringing stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Mark Metcalf and Donald Sutherland to the screen in brilliance. True, this film is just about a bunch of misfits defying authority in a campus of 1962, but that's what makes it so good, and original. Belushi, Metcalf, and others bring many of the laughs here, but it is mainly it's reputation that brings this film into hilarity. A landmark in cinema comedy. By the way, screenwriters Harold Ramis and Chris Miller originally were going to make this a film about Charles Manson called Laser Orgy Girls, so thank god Douglas Kenney came in and straightened this out to the right part.
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This is the best college comedy ever made. Nothing has ever come close to comedic perfection, and never will again. The early bird director John Landis directs this film into greatness bringing stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Mark Metcalf and Donald Sutherland to the screen in brilliance. True, this film is just about a bunch of misfits defying authority in a campus of 1962, but that's what makes it so good, and original. Belushi, Metcalf, and others bring many of the laughs here, but it is mainly it's reputation that brings this film into hilarity. A landmark in cinema comedy. By the way, screenwriters Harold Ramis and Chris Miller originally were going to make this a film about Charles Manson called Laser Orgy Girls, so thank god Douglas Kenney came in and straightened this out to the right part.