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Animal House (1978)

Animal House, also called National Lampoon's Animal House, was directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Chris Miller, and Douglas Kenney. The 1978 Comedy film explores Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and is based Ramis' time at a university in Missouri.

Animal House
R
Comedy

Director
John Landis
Release Date
July 28, 1978
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Cast
Peter Riegert , Tom Hulce , Tim Matheson , John Vernon , Donald Sutherland , John Belushi
Writers
Harold Ramis , Chris Miller , Douglas Kenney
Runtime
109 minutes
Budget
$3 million

Summary

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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