Movie · 1984
Revenge of the Nerds
“They've been laughed at, picked on and put down. But now it's time for the odd to get even!”
Released 20 July 1984 90 min Comedy More from 1984 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
FR·01
How old were they?
Bernie Casey
as U.N. Jefferson
James Cromwell
as Mr. Skolnick
John Goodman
as Coach Harris
Robert Carradine
as Lewis Skolnick
Curtis Armstrong
as 'Booger' Dawson
David Wohl
as Dean Ulich
Donald Gibb
as Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski
Timothy Busfield
as Arnold Poindexter
Ted McGinley
as Stan Gable
Julia Montgomery
as Betty Childs
Matt Salinger
as Danny Burke
Anthony Edwards
as Gilbert Lowell
Larry B. Scott
as Lamar Latrell
Brian Tochi
as Toshiro Takashi
Michelle Meyrink
as Judy
Andrew Cassese
as Harold Wormser
FR·02
The numbers
6.8×$6m budget became $41m at the box office
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
45Bernie Casey — oldest on the call sheet
12Andrew Cassese — youngest billed
27average age of the credited cast