Animal House (1978)

Director John Landis may well be the King of Cliche, andthis movie is no exception. In fact, this movie sets the bar very high and has often been imitated since.

Many now-famous stars got their start with this movie, including: John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Kevin Bacon (A Few Good Men), Tom Hulce (Amadeus), Stephen Furst (voice of Booster in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command series), Karen Allen (Indiana Jones), and many others. Nice casting.

If you were part of any fraternity in college, you may be offended by this movie. Or not. If you were a GDI (gawd-damned-independent) in college, you will certainly not be offended. If you remember college, you will most likely be amused. If you don't, you may be totally busted.

This DVD contains a great little mockumentary about the alum of the film. Very funny. You should watch this before the movie itself. There are way too many funny stories behind this movie to comment on here. Bottom line - you should know that much of what happened in this movie really did happen to somebody involved in the writing, directing, or production.

Watch this movie with somebody who went to college in the 1960s and pay attention to how they react.