National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Stephen Furst, and Donald Sutherland. The film is about a trouble-making fraternity whose members challenge the authority of the dean of the fictional Faber College. The film was produced by Matty Simmons of National Lampoon and Ivan Reitman for Universal Pictures. It was inspired by stories written by Miller and published in National Lampoon. The stories were based on Ramis's experience in the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis, Miller's Alpha Delta Phi experiences at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and producer Reitman's at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
| Director | John Landis |
| Produced by | Matty Simmons, Ivan Reitman |
| Writer(s) | Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller |
| Starring | John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Donald Sutherland |
| Music | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Released | July 28, 1978 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $141.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 60029400 |
About Animal House
Classic John Landis directed comedy about a rowdy fraternity that is on the verge of being kicked off their college campus in 1962. It was ranked #1 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies of All Time list in 2013.
Achievement of Animal House
The film was the first feature produced by National Lampoon, who would go on to make several more popular comedy films including the Vacation film franchise.
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Latest information about Animal House updated on July 28 2021.
