Animal House
“It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!”
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.
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Cast
41 people
John Belushi
John 'Bluto' Blutarski
Known for
The Blues Brothers
1941
Karen Allen
Katy
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Scrooged
Tom Hulce
Larry 'Pinto' Kroger
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Amadeus
Stephen Furst
Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman
Known for
Babylon 5
St. Elsewhere
Mark Metcalf
Doug Neidermeyer
Known for
Drive Me Crazy
The Heavenly Kid
Mary Louise Weller
Mandy Pepperidge
Known for
Forced Vengeance
Q
Martha Smith
Barbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen
Also in
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Kingpin
John Vernon
Dean Vernon Wormer
Known for
Dirty Harry
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
James Daughton
Greg Marmalard
Known for
Spies Like Us
Kevin Bacon
Chip Diller
Known for
Sleepers
Tremors
Tim Matheson
Eric 'Otter' Stratton
Known for
Virgin River
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Verna Bloom
Marion Wormer
Known for
High Plains Drifter
After Hours
John Landis Director · Harold Ramis Writer Douglas Kenney Writer
Worldwide gross $141M · Budget $2.7M · United States release July 28, 1978
Box office
Budget
$2,700,000
Worldwide gross
$141,000,000
Gross vs. budget
52.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Oregon Film Factory
Production
Stage III Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · July 28, 1978
Theatrical
United States · July 28, 1978
Theatrical
Argentina
February 9, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
March 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Austria
January 26, 1979 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 5, 1979 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
April 20, 1979 · Theatrical
France
April 18, 1979 · Theatrical
July 12, 2000 · Physical · DVD
May 15, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 17, 2013 · Digital · VOD
May 19, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
January 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 21, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
February 21, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 1979 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 16, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 12, 1979 · Theatrical
January 29, 2002 · Physical · DVD
April 30, 2003 · TV · V8
July 21, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
April 8, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Portugal
October 24, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
March 26, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 20, 1978 · Theatrical
November 5, 1981 · Physical · VHS
February 25, 2004 · Physical · DVD
July 20, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 31, 2021 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
August 1, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 24, 1984 · Theatrical
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