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Cast & Crew

Jeff Kanew
Director
John Goodman
As Coach Harris
James Cromwell
As Mr. Skolnick
Robert Carradine
As Lewis Skolnick
Curtis Armstrong
As 'Booger' Dawson
Ted McGinley
As Stan Gable

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Revenge of the Nerds is a classic 80s comedy about a group of socially-challenged misfits who start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers from the bullying of the popular fraternity, the Alpha Betas. After being rejected by every house on campus, Lewis Skolnick and Gilbert Lowe, the leaders of the group, decide to take matters into their own hands and renovate a dilapidated house near campus. The Alpha Betas, led by star quarterback Stan Gable, are determined to crush their new rivals, but the nerds refuse to back down. The battle between the two groups escalates, with the nerds using their intelligence and creativity to outsmart the jocks at every turn. In the end, the nerds emerge victorious, winning the Greek Games during homecoming and earning themselves a place in the Greek Council. With their newfound power, they vow to protect their fellow outcasts and put an end to bullying on campus. The movie is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of underdogs fighting back and finding their place in a world that often rejects them.

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What movies are similar to Revenge of the Nerds? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Revenge of the Nerds include The Jerk, Airplane!, Caddyshack, History of the World: Part I, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Top Secret!.

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Revenge of the Nerds was released in theaters on July 20, 1984.