Animal House
- 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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