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.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.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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Tom Hulce
- Larry Kroger
- (as Thomas Hulce)
Chris Miller
- Hardbar
- (as Christian Miller)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaJohn Belushi's performance in the cafeteria scene was entirely improvised. When he began piling food on his tray, director John Landis urged the camera operator to "stay with him." The infamous "I'm a zit" gag was also improvised, and the reaction from the cast is completely genuine.
- GoofsAt the ROTC inspection, Neidermeyer salutes Chip Diller and Diller returns the salute. Since Chip Diller is the lower ranking officer, he should have saluted Neidermeyer, and Neidermeyer should have returned the salute.
- Crazy creditsFour of the listings in the cast are "mean dude," "meaner dude," "meanest dude," and "gigantic dude."
- Alternate versionsThe Australian R4 'The Full Story' DVD release features the version with the alternate 80's background music.
- ConnectionsEdited into Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
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The Poor Boorish Reviewers
One of the most entertaining aspects about NLAH is reading the naysayer reviews. Reviews are certainly subjective, but unfortunately the hilariously bad reviews come from viewers who simply don't get it. Especially the viewers who saw it on TV. They probably are not a lot of fun at parties, either.
This reviewer gives the film an eight for comic relief and for hurting some feelings.
This reviewer gives the film an eight for comic relief and for hurting some feelings.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
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- Also known as
- Colegio de animales
- Filming locations
- 751 East 11th Street, Eugene, Oregon, USA(Delta House, demolished)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $141,600,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $276,538
- Jul 30, 1978
- Gross worldwide
- $141,607,219
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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