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Animal House was the first film produced by National Lampoon, the most popular humor magazine on college campuses in the mid-1970s. The periodical specialized in satirizing politics and popular culture.
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Aug 15, 2018 · However you feel about its humor, taking an “Animal House”-themed walking tour is a fun way to learn about local movie lore and revisit memories of college days. For first-time visitors, it also can be a great way to get acquainted with one of the most photogenic campuses on the West Coast.
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Learn how the University of Oregon and Eugene became the location for the 1978 comedy film Animal House, starring John Belushi and Donald Sutherland. Find out the details of the filming, the cast, the reception, and the legacy of this classic movie.
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- John Belushi. John Belushi, the actor who portrayed John “Bluto” Blutarsky, was no stranger to onscreen comedy. In the early 1970s, Belushi joined the cast of an improvisational theater troupe called The Second City.
- Tim Matheson. Tim Matheson’s acting career began long before he played the Delta fraternity’s resident ladies’ man, Eric “Otter” Stratton. Starting at just 13 years old, Matheson landed roles on shows including Leave It to Beaver and in the film Yours, Mine, and Ours starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda.
- Thomas Hulce. Thomas Hulce, who played Lawrence “Pinto” Kroger, joined the comedy film coming from a theater background. He was in Equus on Broadway in the 1970s, and he took multiple theatrical roles leading up to Animal House.
- Stephen Furst. Stephen Furst was a pizza delivery man before he was cast as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman. Furst used to put his headshot in each pizza box he delivered, which is how Animal House’s producer Matty Simmons came to discover him.
May 23, 2018 · Forty years since its release, “Animal House,” the iconic college comedy, continues to endure with memorable lines like “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life,” and “seven years of college down the drain.” Set in the 1960s, the film follows the tussle between the down-and-dirty Deltas and the spoiled and stuck-uppy Omegas.
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Mar 13, 2024 · Taking place at Faber College in 1962, Animal House was the first movie to properly explore the sheer joy and liberation of going to college. Tailing a number of erratic students, including John Belushi as Bluto, Tim Matheson’s Otter and Peter Riegert’s Boon, the film explores their numerous humorous wrongdoings in the face of potential ...
Aug 11, 2018 · The movie is set in 1962 and follows the exploits of Delta House, a fraternity of misfits — one of them played by John Belushi, who's also no longer with us — who battle the dean of fictional...
