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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds
R
Comedy

Release Date
July 20, 1984
Director
Jeff Kanew
Cast
Robert Carradine , Anthony Edwards , Timothy Busfield , Andrew Cassese , Curtis Armstrong , Larry B. Scott
Runtime
90
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Jeff Buhai , Tim Metcalfe , Miguel Tejada-Flores , Steve Zacharias
Tagline
The time has come for REVENGE OF THE NERDS

Summary

At Adams College, the jocks rule the school 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 fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

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