"It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!"

1978

1h 49m

6.9(1735 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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John Belushi

John 'Bluto' Blutarski

Karen Allen

Katy

Tom Hulce

Larry 'Pinto' Kroger

Stephen Furst

Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman

Mark Metcalf

Doug Neidermeyer

Mary Louise Weller

Mandy Pepperidge

Martha Smith

Barbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen

John Vernon

Dean Vernon Wormer

James Daughton

Greg Marmalard

Kevin Bacon

Chip Diller

Creative team

Directed by: John Landis
Written by: Douglas Kenney
Chris Miller
Produced by: Judith Belushi-Pisano
Matty Simmons

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