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What sets "Animal House" apart from other college movies is the meanness of spirit coupled with charm that runs through this movie. Women are treated like dirt in this movie, yet no one is overly perturbed because somehow it is done with a charming smile, much like the charm Otter exudes. Either you have it or you don't. Blacks are treated as jungle animals, yet somehow it is done with a certain flair and no one seems to mind. Dead people are tread upon, but as long as it is done with panache it is okay dokey. Underage girls have sex with college students, but is done with verve so who cares?
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National Lampoons's Animal House takes you to Faber College in 1962, where you see the goings on in two fraternities: Omega house and Delta house. The Omegas lead the Greek scene on campus, and consist of students like Greg Marmalard (James Daughton), president of the student council, and Doug Neidermeyer (Mark Metcalf), commander of the student ROTC. They are very pompous, exclusive, and socialize with dressed-to-the-teeth sorority girls with names like Babs (Martha Smith) and Mandy (Mary Louise Weller). Next door to the Omega house is the Delta house, Faber College's most disreputable fraternity, where just about anything goes. Delta is led by Eric "Otter" Stratton (Tim Matheson), a real ladies' man, who is always hustling dates with new girls, and Donald "Boon" Schoenstein, the house comedian. Boon actually has a serious girl friend, Katy (Karen Allen), but she's tired of putting up with the constant drinking and partying that goes on in the Delta house, and keeps urging Boon to get a life.
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Landis’s instincts were proven right: National Lampoon’s Animal House created a national sensation on its release in 1978 and has since become a part of the American college culture. One of the highest grossing comedies of all time, Animal House grossed over $141 million in the United States alone. The film was one of the most profitable pictures of the year. Sweet vindication indeed!
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Animal House is a classic college campus satire which started a whole genre of similar films. It has some classic comedy bits that still remain funny today. It is probably the best filmed example of the comedy genius of John Belushi. His scene in the cafeteria, the way he carries on during the toga party, and his speech to the Deltas after their expulsion remind you how original and unique Belushi was as a comedian and actor. Director John Landis deserves credit for keeping the story pretty much on focus (given the rather thin plot) and for dealing with a very large cast of characters. Another interesting aspect of viewing this film in the 90s is to see actors like Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, and Kevin Bacon very early in their careers.
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Denise Flaim, a Newsday staffer since 1994, covers companion animals – not pets -- every Monday in her Animal House column. Denise is owned by two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, and is involved in breeding, conformation (code for "dog shows"), lure-coursing (don’t worry, no one else knows what that is, either), obedience, agility and therapy-dog work. She is the historian of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, and author of "The Holistic Dog Book: Canine Care for the 21st Century" (Wiley, 2003) and "Getting Lucky: How One Special Dog Found Love and a Second Chance at Angel’s Gate" (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005).
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