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.
Comedycollegefraternitydeanfraternity housenational lampoon'sprobation1960scollege freshmananarchic comedy
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Character
Comic, classical in form, cool and effortless.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
62 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- John BelushiJohn 'Bluto' Blutarski
- Karen AllenKaty
- Tom HulceLarry 'Pinto' Kroger
- Stephen FurstKent 'Flounder' Dorfman
- Mark MetcalfDoug Neidermeyer
- Mary Louise WellerMandy Pepperidge
- Martha SmithBarbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen
- John VernonDean Vernon Wormer
- James DaughtonGreg Marmalard
- Kevin BaconChip Diller
Crew
- John LandisDirector
- Harold RamisWriter
- Chris MillerWriter
- Douglas KenneyWriter
- Charles CorrellDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- George Folsey Jr.Editor
- Judith Belushi-PisanoProducer
- Ivan ReitmanProducer
- Matty SimmonsProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Caddyshack 198078% alikeBoth comic, classical in form, effortless.
National Lampoon's Vacation 198378% alikeBoth comic, classical in form, effortless.
Go West 192577% alikeBoth comic, classical in form, cool.
21 Jump Street 201277% alikeBoth comic, effortless, cool.
Police Academy 198476% alikeBoth comic, classical in form, effortless.
South Park Rally 200072% alikeGame · Both comic, cool, unpretentious.
Batman 196670% alikeSeries · Both effortless, comic, cool.
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