Principal cast
John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst and Mark Metcalf
Film 495 of 498 on the Screen Path
Animal House
It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!
About the film
Animal House at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1978 film at stop 495 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Key craft credits
Charles Correll (director of photography), George Folsey Jr. (editor), Elmer Bernstein (original music composer) and John J. Lloyd (art direction)
- Director
- John Landis
- Release
- 1978-07-28
- Runtime
- 109 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- John BelushiCharacter: John 'Bluto' Blutarski
- Karen AllenCharacter: Katy
- Tom HulceCharacter: Larry 'Pinto' Kroger
- Stephen FurstCharacter: Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman
- Mark MetcalfCharacter: Doug Neidermeyer
- Mary Louise WellerCharacter: Mandy Pepperidge
- Martha SmithCharacter: Barbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen
- John VernonCharacter: Dean Vernon Wormer
- James DaughtonCharacter: Greg Marmalard
- Kevin BaconCharacter: Chip Diller
- Tim MathesonCharacter: Eric 'Otter' Stratton
- Verna BloomCharacter: Marion Wormer
Full crew
Full crew
- John LandisCredits: Director
- Katherine WilsonCredits: Location Scout
- Michael ChinichCredits: Casting
- Hal GausmanCredits: Set Decoration
- Deborah Nadoolman LandisCredits: Costume Design
- Katherine WootenCredits: Script Supervisor
- William B. KaplanCredits: Sound Director, Sound
- Earl SampsonCredits: Boom Operator
- Bill VarneyCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Howard S. WollmanCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Alan HollyCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve YaconelliCredits: Camera Operator
- Charles MillsCredits: Camera Operator
- Norman GlasserCredits: Gaffer
- Don NewtonCredits: Transportation Captain
- Richard KaminsCredits: Best Boy Electrician
- Henry MillarCredits: Special Effects
- Lynne BrooksCredits: Makeup Artist
- Gerald SoucieCredits: Makeup Artist
- Marilyn Patricia PhillipsCredits: Hairstylist
- Saul KahanCredits: Unit Publicist
- John R. ShannonCredits: Still Photographer
- Christine M. LossCredits: Still Photographer
- Judith Belushi-PisanoCredits: Producer
- Malcolm CampbellCredits: First Assistant Editor
- Dave KahnCredits: Music Editor
- Douglas KenneyCredits: Writer
- Chris MillerCredits: Writer
- Harold RamisCredits: Writer
- Gary McLartyCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Albert M. MauroCredits: Stunts
- Karen McLartyCredits: Stunts
- Freddie HiceCredits: Stunts
- Billy Hank HookerCredits: Stunts
- Clifford HappyCredits: Stunts
- Pamela BebermeyerCredits: Stunts
- Bud EkinsCredits: Stunts
- James M. HaltyCredits: Stunts
- R.A. RondellCredits: Stunts
- Gilbert B. CombsCredits: Stunts
- Dan ChichesterCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Gene DeardorffCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Clifford C. ColemanCredits: First Assistant Director
- Ed MilkovichCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Tom KessenichCredits: Key Grip
- Henry Millar Jr.Credits: Special Effects
- Jack GosdenCredits: Dialogue Editor
- John StacyCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Charles CorrellCredits: Director of Photography
- John J. LloydCredits: Art Direction
- Peter Macgregor-ScottCredits: Unit Production Manager
- George Folsey Jr.Credits: Editor
- Matty SimmonsCredits: Producer
- Ivan ReitmanCredits: Producer
- Elmer BernsteinCredits: Original Music Composer
- Michael MilgromCredits: Property Master
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