Animal House (1978)

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Harold Ramis (written by) &
Douglas Kenney (written by) ...

Release Date:

28 July 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

We got to do something...You know what we are gonna do ? Toga party !

Plot:

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him.

Plot Keywords:

Dean | Parade | College | Homecoming Parade | Fraternity

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Hulce	...	Larry Kroger (as Thomas Hulce)
Stephen Furst	...	Kent Dorfman
Mark Metcalf	...	Doug Neidermeyer
Mary Louise Weller	...	Mandy Pepperidge
Martha Smith	...	Babs Jansen
James Daughton	...	Greg Marmalard
Kevin Bacon	...	Chip Diller
John Belushi	...	John Blutarsky
Douglas Kenney	...	Stork
Chris Miller	...	Hardbar (as Christian Miller)
Bruce Bonnheim	...	B.B.
Karen Allen	...	Katy
James Widdoes	...	Robert Hoover
Tim Matheson	...	Eric Stratton
Peter Riegert	...	Donald Schoenstein

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Animal House (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Todd-AO)

Certification:

Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 (1979) (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (1993) (uncut) | USA:R (Certificate #25253) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:13 (re-rating) | West Germany:18 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 (re-rating) | UK:AA (original rating)

Filming Locations:

729 East 11th Street, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

'Harold Ramis (I)', who co-wrote the film, based some of the pranks on his college experiences at Washington University in St. Louis, specifically when Otter and Boone are hitting golf balls at the ROTC.

Goofs:

Continuity: While walking out of the Delta House to Flounder's car (on their way to see Fawn Liebowitz), Otter puts a beer can on top of the car. Everyone gets in the car with the beer can still on top. When the car drives off the beer can is gone.

Quotes:

Bluto: Grab a brew. Don't cost nothin'.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Scene-Stealing Songs (#8.12)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Shama Lama Ding Dong

This is what started all the movies like Old School

Animal House was the milestone that instigated movies like Old School, and it is still (and most likely aways will be) the best. I am not saying that Old School and the like were bad, they were fantastic comedies, but Animal House was the original.

All the characters are eccentric and drunken maniacs, and the adventures of their fraternity are hilarious. I don't have much to say about this movie, but it must be seen to understand where i am coming from.

the only other thing i have to say is that I wish that John Belushi could have done more besides the few other films he was in. He died too soon, he had himself one good career going.