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Oct 26, 2022 · From "Animal House" to the "Vacation" movies, National Lampoon parlayed a '70s breakthrough into Hollywood dominance. Here's a breakdown of their hallmarks.
After the success of National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978, it was decided that another story from the National Lampoon magazine should be adapted into a film. [3]
Sep 7, 2023 · Like Mad Magazine before it and The Onion 15 years later, National Lampoon defined comedy culture for a generation. While Mad used comedy as a defense mechanism against modern life’s cruelties, National Lampoon took the slash-and-burn offensive with editor P.J. O’Rourke noting, “We used humor as a weapon rather than a shield.” The magazine’s laughs were barbed to the point of being ...
Jul 28, 2018 · With the 40th anniversary of “Animal House” on the horizon and the 35th anniversary of “Vacation” the same week, we’re counting down the best of the major “National Lampoon” movies (including...
"Vacation" (1983)- "Christmas Vacation" (1989)
- "Loaded Weapon 1" (1993)
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Dec 1, 2023 · The movie, the first National Lampoon movie to hit theaters, carried on the magazine's anti-authoritarian attitude and would be the first film appearance of comedy legend John Belushi.
Dec 29, 2017 · The rest of the stellar cast includes Will Forte as the younger Kenney, Domnhall Gleeson is Lampoon co-creator Henry Beard, Joel McHale as Chevy Chase (co-stars on Community ), and Seth Green as ...
Sort by List order. 1. National Lampoon's Animal House. 1978 1h 49m R. 7.4 (130K) Rate. 79 Metascore. 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. Director John Landis Stars John Belushi Karen Allen Tom Hulce.
