Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)

The nerds have taken the college, but some jocks are not going to allow this anymore.

Director:

Roland Mesa

Writers:

Tim Metcalfe (characters), Miguel Tejada-Flores (characters)

Stars:

Robert Carradine, Ted McGinley, Curtis Armstrong

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Carradine	...	Lewis 'Lew' Skolnick
Ted McGinley	...	Dean Stanley Gable
Curtis Armstrong	...	Dudley 'Booger' Dawson, Esq.
Julia Montgomery	...	Betty Skolnick
Gregg Binkley	...	Harold Skolnick
Richard Israel	...	Ira Poppus
Morton Downey Jr.	...	University President Orrin Price
John Pinette	...	Trevor Gulf
Grant Heslov	...	Mason
Henry Cho	...	Steve Toyota
Mark Clayman	...	Bobo Peterson
Chi McBride	...	Malcolm Pennington III (as Chi)
K.T. Vogt	...	Edith Krug
Tim Conlon	...	Adam Price
Laurel Moglen	...	Judy

Storyline

The third movie in the Nerds series: The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions in the two previous movies. A new generation of sportsmen arrive, however, determined on winning the school back. The principle, himself an ex-nerd fighter, helps them, and the nerds return to suppression. Harold Skolnick needs help from his uncle Lewis, the hero of the first two movies. Lewis, however, are not too proud of his nerd past, and won't reveal any of it, much less help his nephew. However, his wife makes him change his mind, and with help from his friends from the first two movies, they start the fight to win the school back, using classic nerd tricks.

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Plot Keywords:

female stockinged legs | suntan pantyhose | pantyhose | third part | teensploitation | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

Filming Locations:

357 S. Lorraine Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zacharias-Buhai Productions, FNM Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to an interview in Maxim celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first "Revenge" movie, when it was revealed that Anthony Edwards wasn't going to be in the third movie because he was busy shooting "some medical show in Chicago", the response from the cast was, "They make one of those every year in Hollywood, why's he wasting his time?". The show that Edwards was busy making, of course, was ER (1994).

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Goofs

Stan Gable says he was "class of 80" at Adams College. Lewis Skolnick said he was "class of 81." Neither one of these can be true; both were still attending Adams in 1984 (as depicted in the first movie).

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Quotes

Bobo: The nerds gave me pimples!

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Connections

Follows Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

User Reviews

My brief review of the film

With the likable characters from the first two films all grown up, they are given far smaller supporting roles here, as we are introduced to a new range of characters, most of which are sadly are underdeveloped and lack the charm of the original nerds. In spite of this, the usual silliness, predictability, and fades to black that carry on far too long, the film is still moderately entertaining, and there are quite a few songs that are amusing to listen to. It is not a very well made film, but it is engaging enough to keep one watching for the running time, even if it is far off the level of the first two entries in the series.