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| Title: | Revenge of the Nerds |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Directed by: | Jeff Kanew |
| Written by: | Steve Zacharias; Jeff Buhai; Tim Metcalfe; Miguel Tejada-Flores |
| Produced by: | Peter Bart; David Obst; Peter Samuelson; Ted Field; Steve Zacharias |
| Music by: | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography: | King Baggot |
| Edited by: | Alan Balsam |
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| Distributed by: | Interscope Communications Zacharias-Buhai Productions Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Released: | August 10th, 1984 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 90 min. |
| Country: | USA |
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Revenge of the Nerds is an American feature film of the comedy genre, specializing in the teen comedy subgenre. It is the first installment in the Revenge of the Nerds film series, which includes three sequels. The film was directed by Jeff Kanew with a screenplay written by Steve Zacharias and Jeff Buhai based on a story treatment by Zacharias, Buhai, Tim Metcalfe, and Miguel Tejada-Flores. It was produced by Interscope Communications and Zacharias-Buhai Productions and presented by the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 10th, 1984.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
Appearances[]
Characters
The Nerds
- Arnold Poindexter
- Dudley "Booger" Dawson
- Harold Wormser
- Gilbert Lowe
- Lamar Latrell
- Lewis Skolnick
- Takashi Toshiro
The Jocks
- Danny Burke
- Ogre
- Stan Gable
The Chicks
- Betty Childs
- Connie
- Dean Uich
- Joanne
- Judy
- Michelle
- Suzy
Others
- Coach Harris
- Flo Lowe
- Mister Skolnick
- Mrs. Wormser
- U.N. Jefferson
Locations
- Arizona
- Adams College
Items
Organizations
- Alpha Betas
- Lambda Lambda Lambda
- Omega-Mu
- Rho-Rho
Vocations & Archetypes
Explicit content
Miscellaneous
- College
- Drinking beer
- Football
- Fraternity
- Homosexuality
- Scantily clad
- Smoking
- Smoking pot
- Sorority
- Voyeurism
Notes[]
- Production on Revenge of the Nerds began on January 30th, 1984. Principal photography concluded on March 30th, 1984.
- The movie was filmed in Tucson, Arizona. The Lambda Lambda Lambda (Tri-Lambda) fraternity house was shot at the Friends Meeting House. The Alpha Beta fraternity house was filmed at the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house in Tucscon.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is "They've been laughed at, picked on and put down. But now it's time for the odd to get even! Their time has come!"
Recommendations[]
- Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
- Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
- Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
External Links[]
- Revenge of the Nerds at IMDB
- Revenge of the Nerds at Wikipedia
- Revenge of the Nerds at Metacritic
- Revenge of the Nerds at Rotten Tomatoes
- Revenge of the Nerds at Themoviedb.org
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