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7.0/10 • 1.5K

1978-07-281h 49m

Comedy

It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!

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.

Directors
John Landis
Writters
Harold Ramis, Chris Miller, Douglas Kenney
Editors
Harold Ramis, Chris Miller, Douglas Kenney, George Folsey Jr.

Top Billed Cast

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  1. John Belushi

    John Belushi

    John "Bluto" Blutarski

  2. Karen Allen

    Karen Allen

    Katy

  3. Tom Hulce

    Tom Hulce

    Larry "Pinto" Kroger

  4. Stephen Furst

    Stephen Furst

    Kent "Flounder" Dorfman

  5. Mark Metcalf

    Mark Metcalf

    Doug Neidermeyer

  6. Mary Louise Weller

    Mary Louise Weller

    Mandy Pepperidge

  7. Martha Smith

    Martha Smith

    Barbara Sue "Babs" Jansen

  8. John Vernon

    John Vernon

    Dean Vernon Wormer

  9. James Daughton

    James Daughton

    Greg Marmalard

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Jan 22, 2024

2/10

Dated and not very appealing to the current public. There are comedies that are well-made, elegant, interesting, and there are comedies that are of no interest and will only have some kind of additional appeal to those who saw them when they were young or at the time when they were successful. I think this film fits into the second group: everything takes place on a university campus where the rector tries, with the help of a group of students, to come up with a plan to extinguish a student republic famous for its large number of problems and the poor academic performance. Of course, the students of this republic fueled by beer and madness will find a way to respond in kind. This is a film especially aimed at rebellious teenagers that came out at a time when being rebellious was fashionable. The world was in the aftermath of the Sexual Revolution and struggling with the first problems arising from drug and alcohol abuse that had spread at the beginning of the decade, but there were still those trying to keep this revolutionary flame burning. Today, almost fifty years later, with almost all of these actors experiencing the pain of old age, it is a film that is forgotten and seems completely distant from our current realities. A dated, aged film of no particular interest. For me, the most positive and interesting point that this film had was the inspired and good-humored participation of Donald Sutherland, an actor who is currently a veteran and has a wealth of work and awards to present. Seeing him here seems strange, considering who he is today, but he seems to simply be having fun and enjoying the pleasure of doing what he loves most. I can't say that the rest of the actors did a bad job. I honestly think that they all did very well, within what was asked of them. They simply cannot perform miracles.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,700,000.00
Revenue
$141,000,000.00
Keywords
collegefraternitydeanfraternity housenational lampoon'sprobation1960scollege freshmananarchic comedy