Revenge of the Nerds
“They've been laughed at, picked on and put down. But now it's time for the odd to get even!”
1984•R•1h 30m•6.5•Released
Comedy
At Adams College, the jocks rule from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own frat to protect their outcast brothers, the nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.
Director
Jeff Kanew
Writer
Steve Zacharias, Jeff Buhai
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$41M
Languages
English
Studio
Interscope Communications
Cast
Robert Carradine
Lewis Skolnick
Anthony Edwards
Gilbert Lowell
Timothy Busfield
Arnold Poindexter
Curtis Armstrong
'Booger' Dawson
Larry B. Scott
Lamar Latrell
Andrew Cassese
Harold Wormser
Brian Tochi
Toshiro Takashi
Julia Montgomery
Betty Childs
Michelle Meyrink
Judy
Ted McGinley
Stan Gable
Matt Salinger
Danny Burke
Donald Gibb
Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski
James Cromwell
Mr. Skolnick
David Wohl
Dean Ulich
John Goodman
Coach Harris
Production
Company
Interscope Communications
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Ted Field
Producer
Peter Samuelson
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