Film

Revenge of the Nerds

1984 · 1h 30m · Comedy

They've been laughed at, picked on and put down. But now it's time for the odd to get even!

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

70%

Metacritic

44

At Adams College, the jocks rule from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own frat to protect their outcast brothers, the nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

Robert Carradine

Lewis Skolnick

Anthony Edwards

Gilbert Lowell

Timothy Busfield

Arnold Poindexter

Curtis Armstrong

'Booger' Dawson

Larry B. Scott

Lamar Latrell

Andrew Cassese

Harold Wormser

Brian Tochi

Toshiro Takashi

Julia Montgomery

Betty Childs

Michelle Meyrink

Judy

Ted McGinley

Stan Gable

Matt Salinger

Danny Burke

Donald Gibb

Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski

James Cromwell

Mr. Skolnick

David Wohl

Dean Ulich

John Goodman

Coach Harris

Bernie Casey

U.N. Jefferson

• Jeff KanewDirector
• Steve ZachariasStory · Screenplay
• Jeff BuhaiStory · Screenplay
• Tim MetcalfeStory
• Miguel Tejada-FloresStory
• Peter SamuelsonProducer
• Ted FieldProducer
• David ObstExecutive Producer
• Peter BartExecutive Producer
• King BaggotDirector of Photography

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Release date

July 20, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$40,900,000

Genres

Comedy

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