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Animal House

Animal House

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

19787.01h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Landis
Written by Harold Ramis, Chris Miller, Douglas Kenney
Produced by Judith Belushi-Pisano, Ivan Reitman, Matty Simmons
Box OfficeBudget: $2.7MRevenue: $141.0M

Top Cast

John Belushi

John Belushi

John 'Bluto' Blutarski

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Katy

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Larry 'Pinto' Kroger

Stephen Furst

Stephen Furst

Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman

Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf

Doug Neidermeyer

Mary Louise Weller

Mary Louise Weller

Mandy Pepperidge

Martha Smith

Martha Smith

Barbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen

John Vernon

John Vernon

Dean Vernon Wormer

James Daughton

James Daughton

Greg Marmalard

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Chip Diller

Themes & Keywords

collegefraternitydeanfraternity housenational lampoon'sprobation1960scollege freshmananarchic comedy

About Animal House

Animal House is a comedy film released in 1978 exploring themes of college, fraternity, dean, fraternity house, national lampoon's, probation. Directed by John Landis, it stars John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce. 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.

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