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DVD Features:
- Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update
- MxPx "Shout" Music Video
- Did You Know That? Universal Animated Anecdotes
- The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
- Theatrical Trailer
- Production Notes
- Cast and Filmmakers
- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 49 minutes
- Video: Color
- Released: August 26, 2003
- Originally Released: 1978
- Label: Universal Studios
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Packaging: Keep Case
- Single Side - Dual Layer
- Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Audio:
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Sound - Mono - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
- Subtitles - Optional - French
- Subtitles - Optional - Spanish
- Additional Release Material:
- Featurette:
- "Where Are They Now' A Delta Alumni Update"
- "Did You Know That'" - Universal Animated Anecdotes
- "The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion"
- "Shout" - Music Video by MxPx
- Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
- DVD-ROM Content
- Text/Photo Galleries:
- Production Notes
- Cast and Filmmakers
- Recommendations
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce & Donald Sutherland | |
| Performer: | Stephen Furst, Karen Allen, Peter Riegert, Kevin Bacon, Mark Metcalf, Mary Louise Weller, Martha Smith, James Daughton, Douglas Kenney & Bruce McGill | |
| Directed by | John Landis | |
| Edited by | George Folsey, Jr. | |
| Screenwriting by | Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney & Chris Miller III | |
| Composition by | Elmer Bernstein | |
| Produced by | Matty Simmons & Ivan Reitman | |
| Director of Photography: | Charles Correll |
Entertainment Reviews:
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...There's sophistication under the slapstick...
Total Film
It is occasionally funny, always zany, sometimes sophomoric, even freshmaneric, a 1970's view of the 60's from the long end of a telescope.
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Gannett News Service
...There's enough bite and bawdiness in the Matty Simmon-Ivan Reitman production to provide lots of smile and several broad guffaws...
Variety
There's enough bite and bawdiness to provide lots of smiles and several broad guffaws.
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Variety
Rating: 3.5/5 --
a nice piece of counterculture which takes place at a time when there wasn't much counterculture out there
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7M Pictures
The spirit of National Lampoon, as well as the voice of a generation...
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Cinema Crazed
Rating: B- --
Earns a diploma for tasteless low-budget comedy.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Description by OLDIES.com:
One of the most popular movie comedies of all time is also the film that made John Belushi a star. This raunchy, screwball comedy directed with madcap zest by John Landis offers a relentless spoof of 1960s college life by following the hilarious adventures of the Delta fraternity. In addition to Belushi as Bluto Blutarsky, the outstanding cast includes Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Stephen "Flounder" Furst, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland, Peter Riegert, and Kevin Bacon, along with Otis Day and the Knights with their showstopping performance of "Shout".
Product Description:
ANIMAL HOUSE is the film that launched National Lampoon as a comedy powerhouse. Developed by the editors at the Harvard Lampoon, the film is a collection of true-life experiences and memories with a great deal of embellishment. Nothing is sacred in this film, in which every gesture, phrase, and song became de rigueur in fraternity houses nationwide after its release. Decadence, debauchery, and delinquency prevail at Delta House, the scourge of the fraternity system at Faber College in 1962. In an effort to rid himself of the troublesome brothers, Dean Wormer (John Vernon) hatches a plan in cahoots with the brown-nosing Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) of rival fraternity Omega to have the Deltas kicked off campus. Unfortunately for them, the determination and drive of the Deltas is more than anyone counted on. In their last stand against the uptight dean, the antiheroes of Delta drink, smoke, romp, frolic, and dance--going out with a bang. This outrageous, much-loved comedy classic features the first major film role of the late, great John Belushi as John "Bluto" Blutarsky, the hard-partying, beer-guzzling champion of Delta house.
Plot Synopsis:
In National Lampoon's first film, a parody of 1962 college life, it's campus hijinks galore as the rowdiest fraternity at Faber College battles rival fraternities and administrators, chases women, and throws toga parties. Chief animal John "Bluto" Butarsky (John Belushi) leads the fraternity in wacky hijinks and raunchy debauchery as they take on the establishment of the college. This extremely popular college comedy became an instant classic, quickly beoming one of the most oft-quoted films ever made.
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Scams And Cons
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1960s
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Essential Cinema
Production Notes:
- Theatrical Release: July 28, 1978.
- Estimated budget: $3 million.
- The film has grossed more than $140 million at the box office.
- ANIMAL HOUSE is number 36 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Funniest Movies.
- ANIMAL HOUSE, which was shot in only 35 days on location in Oregon, was allegedly based on the college experiences of National Lampoon writer Chris Miller.
- This was comedian-actor John Belushi's first starring role in a feature film. He was already well known as one of the Not Ready for Prime-Time Players on TV's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Director John Landis and Belushi conceived of the part of Bluto--which was written specifically for Belushi--as a combination Harpo Marx and the Cookie Monster.
- The part of D-Day was written for Dan Aykroyd but he didn't do it, probably because of his commitment to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
- The studio wanted Chevy Chase to be Otter, but Landis thought that Chase was too recognizable a face to pull the character off.
- The part of the dean had been offered to Jack Webb.
- The studio insisted that the movie include a movie star, so Landis brought in Donald Sutherland to do two days' shooting.
- Landis played a cafeteria worker in a constant battle with Bluto, but all of his scenes ended up on the cutting-room floor.
- The film helped launch the careers of director Landis, screenwriter Harold Ramis, and producer Ivan Reitman, as well as its cast of relative newcomers, including Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Stephen Furst, and Peter Riegert.
- ABC aired a short-lived television series in the spring of 1979 based on ANIMAL HOUSE, entitled DELTA HOUSE. The series was produced by the team responsible for the movie. Reprising their film roles were John Vernon, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, and James Widdoes, with the other parts recast. A new female character, the Bombshell, was played by then-unknown Michelle Pfeiffer. Also looking to capitalize on ANIMAL HOUSE mania, NBC and CBS each produced their own ripoffs, BROTHERS AND SISTERS and CO-ED FEVER.
- The bass player in the fictional band, Otis Day and the Knights, is then unknown blues musician Robert Cray. Cray was instrumental in getting the musicians together for the filming.
- "Seven years of college down the drain."--Bluto (John Belushi)
- "Knowledge is good."--Faber College motto
- "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."--Dean Wormer (John Vernon) to Flounder (Stephen Furst)
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