Animal House (1978): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!

Animal House (1978): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!

#rememberwhen National Lampoons Animal House turned a $3 million frat-house comedy into one of the biggest and most influential comedies of all time. Released in 1978, the film starred John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Donald Sutherland, John Vernon, and a cast of mostly unknowns who helped turn toga parties, food fights, and Bluto Blutarsky into pop culture history.

These are 15 weird facts about Animal House, the kind you only notice once Faber College starts looking even more chaotic behind the scenes than it did on screen.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:14 – #15: The $20 Million Mistake — Donald Sutherland
03:00 – #14: Belushi Was Running Two Careers at Once — John Belushi
04:48 – #13: The Guitar Smash Made Everyone Flinch — Stephen Bishop
06:24 – #12: The Gross-Out Moment Was Improvised — John Belushi
07:47 – #11: The Cast Became a Real Fraternity — Tim Matheson
09:28 – #10: Kevin Bacon Couldn’t Get Into His Own Premiere — Kevin Bacon
10:53 – #9: The Deathmobile Was Basically Indestructible — Bud Eakins
12:32 – #8: The Movie Almost Starred the SNL Cast — Chevy Chase
14:21 – #7: The Forgotten Spinoff Launched Future Legends — Michelle Pfeiffer
16:16 – #6: The Movie Started Much Darker — Harold Ramis
17:59 – #5: The Only College Crazy Enough to Say Yes — University of Oregon
19:55 – #4: The Movie Was Basically a True Story — Chris Miller
21:34 – #3: The Music Took the Joke Seriously — Elmer Bernstein
22:59 – #2: The Fake Band Became Real — Otis Day
24:34 – #1: The Ending That Changed Comedy — Animal House

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