National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House

1978, R, 109 min. Directed by John Landis. Starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Mark Metcalf, Kevin Bacon, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., July 20, 2001

The Johns – Belushi and Landis – both achieved their first huge film success with this eternally inexplicable hit about out-of-control fratboys in the early Sixties.

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National Lampoon's Animal House, John Landis, John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Mark Metcalf, Kevin Bacon, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland

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