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National Lampoon's Animal House

  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
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At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

  • Director
    • John Landis
  • Writers
    • Harold Ramis
    • Douglas Kenney
    • Chris Miller
  • Stars
    • John Belushi
    • Karen Allen
    • Tom Hulce
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    133K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,423
    68
    • Director
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • Harold Ramis
      • Douglas Kenney
      • Chris Miller
    • Stars
      • John Belushi
      • Karen Allen
      • Tom Hulce
    • 349User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • John Blutarsky
    Karen Allen
    Karen Allen
    • Katy
    Tom Hulce
    Tom Hulce
    • Larry Kroger
    • (as Thomas Hulce)
    Stephen Furst
    Stephen Furst
    • Kent Dorfman
    Mark Metcalf
    Mark Metcalf
    • Doug Neidermeyer
    Mary Louise Weller
    Mary Louise Weller
    • Mandy Pepperidge
    Martha Smith
    Martha Smith
    • Babs Jansen
    James Daughton
    James Daughton
    • Greg Marmalard
    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Chip Diller
    Douglas Kenney
    Douglas Kenney
    • Stork
    Chris Miller
    • Hardbar
    • (as Christian Miller)
    Bruce Bonnheim
    • B.B.
    James Widdoes
    James Widdoes
    • Robert Hoover
    Tim Matheson
    Tim Matheson
    • Eric Stratton
    Peter Riegert
    Peter Riegert
    • Donald Schoenstein
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Daniel Simpson Day
    Joshua Daniel
    • Mothball
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Dave Jennings
    • Director
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • Harold Ramis
      • Douglas Kenney
      • Chris Miller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Belushi's performance in the cafeteria scene was entirely improvised. When he began piling food on his tray, director John Landis urged the camera operator to "stay with him." The infamous "I'm a zit" gag was also improvised, and the reaction from the cast is completely genuine.
    • Goofs
      At the ROTC inspection, Neidermeyer salutes Chip Diller and Diller returns the salute. Since Chip Diller is the lower ranking officer, he should have saluted Neidermeyer, and Neidermeyer should have returned the salute.
    • Quotes

      [the Deltas have been expelled]

      Bluto: Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the fucking Peace Corps.

    • Crazy credits
      Four of the listings in the cast are "mean dude," "meaner dude," "meanest dude," and "gigantic dude."
    • Alternate versions
      The Australian R4 'The Full Story' DVD release features the version with the alternate 80's background music.
    • Connections
      Edited into Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Animal House
      Composed and Performed by Stephen Bishop

      Supervised by Kenny Vance

    User reviews349

    Featured review
    9/10

    Wow...talk about a generation gap....

    "Animal House" is a comedy classic and there have already been a bunch of reviews for it. So, instead of discussing the specifics, I want to relate what happened when I re-watch the film a few years ago. Now I have always loved "Animal House" and the film never fails to make me laugh. Even now, if my wife says 'Fawn Liebowitz', I can't help but laugh. So, when my oldest daughter got old enough to watch the film (which is 30, but I watched it with her when she turned 18), we watched it together. I KNEW she'd laugh hysterically....and she never did. In fact, when the film was over, she said 'it's okay...' and I was shocked. How could she not love the film?! Well, I think a lot of it happens to have a lot to do with when you grew up. Back in the late 70s, it worked GREAT but now here in 2008, it fell a bit flat. Wow...what a shock.

    So, I assume that the film will definitely work better if you grew up around the time the film was made...though it is possible that my oldest is just a weird!
    • planktonrules
    • May 5, 2011
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Colegio de animales
    • Filming locations
      • 751 East 11th Street, Eugene, Oregon, USA(Delta House, demolished)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Oregon Film Factory
      • Stage III Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $141,600,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $276,538
      • Jul 30, 1978
    • Gross worldwide
      • $141,607,219
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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