Revenge of the Nerds

Released

Jul 20, 1984

IMDb rating

6.6 / 10 62,868 votes

Recall rating

7.0 / 10 1 rating

Overview

Best friends and nerds Lewis Skolnick and Gilbert Lowe enroll in Adams College to study computer science. The Alpha Betas, a Fraternities and sororities that includes most of the Adams football team, carelessly burn down their own house, and urged by Coach Harris, take over the freshman dorms. Dean Ulich designates temporary living space in the gymnasium, and allows the freshmen to rush the fraternities. Lewis, Gilbert, and several other nerds fail to join fraternities, but are able to secure a dilapidated house on campus and repair it as a residence.

Studio

20th Century Studios

Budget

$6,000,000

Box office

$60,400,000