Revenge of the Nerds

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.