National Lampoon's Animal House Movie Review 1978

Classic Belushi vehicle running amuck. Set in 1962 and responsible for launching Otis Day and the Knights and defining cinematic food fights. Every college tradition from fraternity rush week to the homecoming pageant is irreverently and relentlessly mocked in this wild comedy about Delta House, a fraternity on the edge. Climaxes with the homecoming parade from hell. Sophomoric, but very funny, with a host of young stars who went on to more serious work. Remember: "Knowledge is good."

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Campus Capers, Horses, Parades & Festivals, Top Grossing Films of 1978, National Lampoon, Cheerleaders, Stupid Is..., Technicolor Yawn, Fraternities & Sororities, Slob Comedy, Edibles, On the Rocks

Screenplay

Harold Ramis, Chris Miller, Doug Kenney

Cast

John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Donald Sutherland, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, Mark Metcalf, Verna Bloom, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, Mary Louise Weller, James Widdoes, Kevin Bacon, Doug Kenney, Martha Smith, Cesare Danova, Stephen Bishop, Sarah Holcomb

Cinematography

Charles Correll

Director

John Landis

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Producer

Mark Huffam, Matty Simmons, Ivan Reitman

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 2001.