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Animal House

Animal House

Comedy · 1978

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.

Movie details

Animal House

“It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!”

1978 Comedy 1h 49m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Animal House?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

John Landis

Written by

Douglas Kenney · Chris Miller · Harold Ramis

John Belushi

John Belushi

John 'Bluto' Blutarski

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Katy

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Larry 'Pinto' Kroger

Stephen Furst

Stephen Furst

Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman

Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf

Doug Neidermeyer

Mary Louise Weller

Mary Louise Weller

Mandy Pepperidge

Martha Smith

Martha Smith

Barbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen

Court is in session

Put Animal House on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.