Animal House

Guide Note

Animal House is a film about a group of fraternity brothers and campus misfits during rush week, That fight the system at Farber college, Where they go against the Omegas—the most prestigious, elitist fraternity on campus.

Fast Facts

1. Released: July 28, 1978
2. Distributed by: Universal Pictures
3. Written by: John Landis, Douglas Kenney and Christopher Miller
4. Produced by: Ivan Reitman and Matty Simmons
5. Kevin Bacon's debut film
6. Animal House was the first movie produced by The National Lampoon
7. Produced on a small $3 million budget, the gross revenue for this film is $141,600,000
8. Selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
9. First on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies"

• There was a parade held for the 25th anniversary down Hollywood Blvd, that not only had most of the original cast, but floats depicting the floats used in the the movie.

• The movie was scheduled to be filmed at the University of Missouri until the script was read and then denied. The University of Oregon in Eugene granted access and was used in parts of the film.

• The Delta fraternity motto reads "Ars gratia artis", which is also found on the MGM studio logo.

• Judith Belushi-Pisano, John Belushi's wife was an extra in a few of the toga party scenes.

• Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Dan Aykroyd all turned down roles in the film.

• John Belushi
• Tim Matheson
• Karen Allen
• Stephen Furst
• Kevin Bacon
• Donald Sutherland
• James Daughton
• John Vernon
• Tom Hulce
• Peter Riegert
• Bruce McGill
• Mark Metcalf
• James Widdoes
• Verna Bloom
• Martha Smith