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Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

They've been laughed at, picked on and put down. But now it's time for the odd to get even!

19846.51h 30m

Overview

At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

Directed by Jeff Kanew
Written by Tim Metcalfe, Miguel Tejada-Flores, Steve Zacharias
Produced by Ted Field, Peter Samuelson
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Top Cast

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Lewis Skolnick

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Gilbert Lowell

Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield

Arnold Poindexter

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong

'Booger' Dawson

Larry B. Scott

Larry B. Scott

Lamar Latrell

Andrew Cassese

Andrew Cassese

Harold Wormser

Brian Tochi

Brian Tochi

Toshiro Takashi

Julia Montgomery

Julia Montgomery

Betty Childs

Michelle Meyrink

Michelle Meyrink

Judy

Ted McGinley

Ted McGinley

Stan Gable

Themes & Keywords

nerdjockpanty raidfire breathingdefenestrationfunhousepie eating

About Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds is a comedy film released in 1984 exploring themes of nerd, jock, panty raid, fire breathing, defenestration, funhouse. Directed by Jeff Kanew, it stars Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield. At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

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