Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds is a comedy film from 1984 depicting social life in the United States on a college campus. The movie stars Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, Brian Tochi, Larry B. Scott, John Goodman, and Donald Gibb. The film was directed by Jeff Kanew. The movie's storyline chronicles of a group of nerds trying to stop harassment by the persecuting jock fraternity, the Alpha Betas. ... more

Initial release date:

  • Jul 20, 1984

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 30 min

Estimated budget:

  • 8,000,000 (US$)

Film

Directed by

Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew (born 16 December 1944) is an American film director, writer and editor probably best known for directing the 1980s film Revenge of the Nerds. He also directed the movie National Lampoon's Adam & Eve.

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  • 1 h 30 min

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  • 8,000,000

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