Revenge of the Nerds

This article is about the 1984 film. For the franchise it initiated, see Revenge of the Nerds (film series). For the 1983 TV special "Revenge of the Nerd", see CBS Schoolbreak Special. For the MC Lars song, see MC Lars.
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Revenge of the Nerds
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeff Kanew
Screenplay by
  • Steve Zacharias
  • Jeff Buhai
Story by
  • Tim Metcalfe
  • Miguel Tejada-Flores
  • Steve Zacharias
  • Jeff Buhai
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKing Baggot
Edited byAlan Balsam
Music byThomas Newman
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6–8 million[1][2][3]
Box office$60.4 million (including rentals)[4]

Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey.[5] Its plot chronicles a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College trying to stop the ongoing harassment by jock fraternity Alpha Betas and its sister sorority, Pi Delta Pi.

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  2. ^ Brown, Peter H (January 20, 1985). "We're Talking Gross, Tacky and Dumb". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NoRev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Field Marshal". Newsweek. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Revenge of the Nerds". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2018.