THE REVENGE OF THE NERDS

US, 1984, 86 minutes, Colour.
Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield, Curtis Armstrong.
Directed by Jeff Kanew.

The Revenge of the Nerds is one of the many youth-oriented comedies of the early '80s. It derives, in many ways, from National Lampoon's Animal House. with the emphasis on sex it is reminiscent of such films as Bachelor Party. It is typical corny campus comedy. However, it probably is less vulgar in tone than most, has some humorous sequences and effective leading performances by Robert Carradine and Tony Edwards. It was directed by Jeff Kanew who made the rather grim family film, Natural Enemies. A typical example of early '80s
American comedies.