At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.
- Director
- Writers
- Tim Metcalfe(story)
- Miguel Tejada-Flores(story)
- Steve Zacharias(story)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Tim Metcalfe(story)
- Miguel Tejada-Flores(story)
- Steve Zacharias(story)
- Stars
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Julia Montgomery
- Betty Childsas Betty Childs
- (as Julie Montgomery)
James Cromwell
- Mr. Skolnickas Mr. Skolnick
- (as Jamie Cromwell)
- Director
- Writers
- Tim Metcalfe(story)
- Miguel Tejada-Flores(story)
- Steve Zacharias(story) (screenplay)
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- All cast & crew
Storyline
When lovable nerds Gilbert and Lewis embark on their freshman year at Adams College, little do they realize the dangers that await them. They are beset by taunting from the jocks of Alpha Beta fraternity, which only worsens when the jocks accidentally burn down their house and toss the freshmen out of the freshmen dorm. To make matters more problematic, Lewis develops a crush on pretty Betty Childs, popular sorority sister and quarterback's girlfriend. Joined by the aptly named Booger and the violin-playing Poindexter, the nerds soon realize they must form their own fraternity in self-defense. Soon the tables are turned as the nerds employ high-tech warfare against the jocks.... but can they really succeed and make a difference? —Rick Munoz <rick.munoz@his.com>
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- They've been laughed at, picked on and put down. But now it's time for the odd to get even! Their time has come!
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- Certificate
- R
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- TriviaJames Cromwell has said that when he came up with the nerd laugh, after the other actors imitated it, he later realized - while driving home from the studio on the first day of production - it was his ex-wife's laugh.
- GoofsThe label for the brown bottle of "Liquid Heat" changes position between shots to always face the camera.
- Quotes
Stan Gable: [to Booger] What are you looking at, nerd?
Booger: [to himself] I thought I was looking at my mother's old douche-bag, but that's in Ohio.
- Crazy creditsThe title appears on screen immediately following the 20th Century Fox logo, before the Fox Fanfare concludes.
- Alternate versionsUK cinema and video versions were complete. The 2003 TCF DVD featured a re-edited print which was changed for legal reasons to remove a genuine telephone number on the "For Rent" sign.
- ConnectionsEdited into Lizzie McGuire: Election (2001)
- SoundtracksRevenge of the Nerds
Performed by The Rubinoos
Top review
Another funny teen film from the 80's
With the resurgence of the raunchy teen comedy, now seems like as good a time as ever to go back and study its roots. What kinds of films influenced American Pie and Road Trip? It is easy to point out films like Porky's, Animal House and Fasttimes, but somewhere forgotten in all this is Jeff Kanew's hilarious flick REVENGE OF THE NERDS. This is not only entertaining and funny, but it contains what has to be considered a blue print for success in campus comedy. Take lots of people getting drunk, jocks ostracizing nerds from there way of life, the weak rising up to take back what is just as much a right as it is to others, and of course lots of nudity featuring an abundance of gorgeous women. What you have here is a great recipe for success.
What made Revenge work is that it didn't try to pretend to be something that it wasn't. This was an exploitive sex-fest and it worked well. What it also had was a funny script and one that we could all relate to. I mean, who hasn't felt left out or relegated to the side lines while someone else gets all the glory? Besides being extremely funny, this film touched on something that we all can relate to.
Revenge of the Nerds is another of the teen films that was hilarious and it ended up spawning a slew of sequels. Avoid them and see this one again. It's worth it, especially if you were a teen when it came out. And if you are a teen now, this is a treat to watch. This is one of the films that writers study when they are thinking what they can put into their film to make it crude, rude and raunchy. This should be a must see!
9 out of 10
What made Revenge work is that it didn't try to pretend to be something that it wasn't. This was an exploitive sex-fest and it worked well. What it also had was a funny script and one that we could all relate to. I mean, who hasn't felt left out or relegated to the side lines while someone else gets all the glory? Besides being extremely funny, this film touched on something that we all can relate to.
Revenge of the Nerds is another of the teen films that was hilarious and it ended up spawning a slew of sequels. Avoid them and see this one again. It's worth it, especially if you were a teen when it came out. And if you are a teen now, this is a treat to watch. This is one of the films that writers study when they are thinking what they can put into their film to make it crude, rude and raunchy. This should be a must see!
9 out of 10
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- baumer
- May 23, 2000
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- Die Rache der Eierköpfe
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- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,874,452
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,513,090
- Jul 22, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $40,874,452
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