National Lampoon's Animal House

Name: National Lampoon's Animal House
Duration: 1 h 49 min

1hr 49m

1hr 49m
3.4/5 (19.5K)
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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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Director:

John Landis

Producer:

Ivan Reitman, Matty Simmons

Writer:

Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller

Release Date:

Jun 1, 1978

Runtime:

1hr 49m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Tom Hulce
Stephen Furst
Mark Metcalf
Mary Louise Weller
Martha Smith
James Daughton
Kevin Bacon
John Belushi
Douglas Kenney
Karen Allen

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3.4

Mar 2, 2013

I'm sure this was hilarious when it was released in 1978, but now the humor is very dated. Sure there's still some laughs to be had, but I found it mostly annoying and almost all the characters were douchebags. It does deserve credit for influencing a lot of modern comedies…

825 Likes

The Ron

Mar 24, 2018

My dad will never forgive me for this but...it's just kinda fine?

745 Likes

Patrick Willems

Sep 4, 2021

For a movie called Animal Horse there were very few horses. Half star.

607 Likes

Hesse
Nov 15, 2022

Pretty impressive how a movie can age so poorly and well at the exact same time.

594 Likes

Kenneth Clark

Mar 10, 2018

fun fact: the frat is based on the frat my grandpa was in when he was in college. he was in the same frat as harold ramis, the writer. i wonder which character he’s supposed to be

457 Likes

Hannah

May 31, 2002

I've been informed that my original review of this movie traded in a logical fallacy by implying that all of its fans are gross dads. My shame is overwhelming, my grief boundless. I've edited this review to reflect that. I no longer feel this is a dull and unfunny slog,…

376 Likes

Branson Reese
Mar 27, 2024

A lot of dated comedy and some insane jokes to make but an otherwise fun, funny, and stupid movie about some dudes being idiots.

284 Likes

George Carmi

Oct 15, 2016

Damn, is this film offensive or what! It's misogynistic, racist, anarchist, and quite stupid. But I kinda like it. I might just be a terrible person. 😱

260 Likes

Adryon Thomas

Sep 15, 2024

I’ll take, “Jokes That Haven’t Aged Well,” for 1000, Alex.

222 Likes

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Connor Morningred is "meh" on

Animal House

can’t decide if this movie is a 1 or a 10

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Shea Smith loved

Animal House

All time classic

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Sarah Cronin loved

Animal House

super funny, very quotable, a little interesting considering it was made in the 1960s so some of the wording they choose to use is not that great now days but it is still overall such an amazing, classic movie. never gets old, always a great go to! a great background movie!!! ◡̈ !

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Horror Movie Lover liked

Animal House

I think this movie was mostly funny cause of how out-of-pocket it was. It kind of lost me and got a bit boring at some parts but nothing compared to other experiences I’ve had with movies. I really want to give this movie the benefit of the doubt so I may watch it again sometime.

3Y

devilbaby loved

Animal House

10/10 john belushi’s character was spectacular, he was so out of pocket but that’s what made him so likeable. The way this whole movie made me feel like I was there instead of just watching. I wish I can watch this movie for the first time again!!

3Y

Lucas Vachon is "meh" on

Animal House

3.8 One of the best known college and party comedies of all time, I shockingly didn’t love this. This plot should have been right up my alley, but I didn’t really enjoy any of the characters and I was not overly engaged in this movie

2Y
Justin Owens loved

Animal House

You know when I get older and my kids are going to college I’m going to show them this movie and I’m going to tell them before they watch the movie that sigep was like the deltas and it was amazing

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Joey Schmidt liked

Animal House

The humor is one of a kind in this movie. Crude, harsh, but hilarious in my opinion. It fits what frat houses and frat boys are like, and maybe exaggerates that a but too. It's memorable for sure.

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Supers Newsletter liked

Animal House

A hilarious coming of age movie. I watched it with my college buddies and we were cracking up the whole time. Definitely recommend to anyone who wants to see an incredibly profane movie.

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