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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

Director: John Landis

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From Time Out Film Guide

Beer barrels shatter windows, rock'n'roll blares out, havoc rules in this sharp, college-campus-of-'62 crack at American Graffiti. An unashamed sense of its own fantasy is coupled with classically mounted slapstick; nostalgia mixes with cynicism in seductive proportions; and John Belushi's central performance as brain-damaged slob-cum-Thief of Baghdad is wonderful.

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Cast & crew

Director: John Landis

Producer: Matty Simmons, Ivan Reitman

Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Peter Riegert, Many Louise Weller, Stephen Furst, Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 109 mins

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