At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.
Julia Montgomery
- Betty Childs
- (as Julie Montgomery)
James Cromwell
- Mr. Skolnick
- (as Jamie Cromwell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe other actors were protective of Andrew Cassese, who played Wormser, and along with director Jeff Kanew made sure that the young actor did not witness or play a main role in the many scenes that earned the film its R rating. Cassese, however, was allowed to see the film when he was still below 17 years old and was very surprised by what he'd missed in filming.
- GoofsAs was listed in another goof, there were some inconsistencies with the scores during the Greek Games portion of the Homecoming Carnival. Part of this is because one of the events, a Chariot Race, was cut from the final version of the movie (the Chariot Race can be seen on the "panty raid edition" DVD under Deleted Scenes.)
- Quotes
Stan Gable: [to Booger] What are you looking at, nerd?
Booger: [to himself] I thought I was looking at my mother's old douche-bag, but that's in Ohio.
- Crazy creditsThe title appears on screen immediately following the 20th Century Fox logo, before the Fox Fanfare concludes.
- Alternate versionsUK cinema and video versions were complete. The 2003 TCF DVD featured a re-edited print which was changed for legal reasons to remove a genuine telephone number on the "For Rent" sign.
- ConnectionsEdited into Revenge of the Nerds (1991)
- SoundtracksRevenge of the Nerds
Performed by The Rubinoos
Featured review
Typical 1980s teen comedy that is near the top of its unspectacular genre. The title says it all as college freshmen led by Anthony Edwards and Robert Carradine learn that university life is even worse than high school life as they are bullied by a fraternity of football players led by Ted McGinley. Revenge does take place as a civil war of students ensues and is fueled by gross-out jokes, sexual situations, and all sorts of other crazed perversions. When all is said and done the film is a curious over-achiever in the end. The main reason is the cast is so likeable. Donald Gibbs steals the show as one of the crazed football players and established actors like James Cromwell, John Goodman, and David Wohl also leave lasting impressions. Former NFL star Bernie Casey is also great as the nerds' fraternal sponsor. Far from excellent, but still an enjoyable little film. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La venganza de los nerds
- Filming locations
- Catalina Park Inn - 309 E. 1st Street, Tucson, Arizona, USA(Pi Delta Pi Sorority House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,874,452
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,513,090
- Jul 22, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $40,874,452
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