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What do you all think of the 1984 geek-comedy film, Revenge of the Nerds?
Some famous quotes:
"What the f*ck is a frush?" - Booger (to Takashi)
"What the f*ck are robster craws?" - Booger (to Takashi)
A funny moment or two:
*Danny Burke burning down the Alpha Beta house after his fireball moment, in which the cause of faulty wiring is the misnomer.
*The nerds pouring "liquid heat" in the jocks' underwear.
*Lewis (after stealing Stan's Darth Vader costume) raping Betty.
*The nerds' talent-show presentation, in the form of a synth-pop dance. During this, we see Poindexter playing a rhinestoned electric violin.
Cast:
Robert Carradine as Lewis Skolnick
Anthony Edwards as Gilbert Lowe
James Cromwell as Mr. Skolnick (Lewis's dad)
Curtis Armstrong as Dudley "Booger" Dawson
Ted McGinley as Stan Gable (head Alpha Beta, or jock)
Donald Gibb as Fred "Ogre" Palowakski (the other conniving Alpha Beta)
Timothy Busfield as Arnold Poindexter (plays the violin)
Brian Tochi as Toshiro Takashi
Larry B. Scott as Lamar Latrell (the only black nerd, and also the only gay nerd)
Andrew Cassese as Harold Wormser (the youngest nerd)
Julie (sic; first name is actually Julia) Montgomery as Betty Childs (a Pi whose initial love interest was head Alpha Beta Stan Gable, but by the end of the picture, instead goes out with Tri-Lamb Lewis)
Michelle Meyrink as Judy (the accordion-playing Omega Mu sorority sister, and Gilbert's love interest)
Matt Salinger (son of novelist J.D.) as Danny Burke
John Goodman as Coach Harris
David Wohl as Dean Ulich
Bernie Casey as U.N. Jefferson
1987's Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise was not quite as successful, because of the elimination of many key characters from the original (Stan Gable, Betty Childs, etc.)
A failed 1991 TV series (with Robbie Rist playing Booger) and two made-for-TV movies from 1992 and 1994 were also half-baked efforts to revive the success of the 1984 original. A recent remake of the original, planned for 2007, was canned.
~Ben
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