Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II:
Nerds in Paradise
Nerds at the beach, a massive wave in the background
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Roth
Written byDan Guntzelman
Steve Marshall
Based on
Characters
by
  • Tim Metcalfe
  • Miguel Tejada-Flores
  • Steve Zacharias
  • Jeff Buhai
Produced byTed Field
Robert W. Cort
Peter Bart
Starring
CinematographyCharles Correll
Edited byRichard Chew
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Gerald V. Casale
Production
companies
20th Century Fox
Interscope Communications
Amercent Films
American Entertainment Partners L.P.
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 10, 1987 (1987-07-10)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$30.1 million

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise is a 1987 American comedy film, a sequel to Revenge of the Nerds (1984), and the second installment in the Revenge of the Nerds series. Its cast features most of the main actors from its predecessor, including Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards (in a smaller role), Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Donald Gibb, and Andrew Cassese. This film also provided an early starring role for Courtney Thorne-Smith. Other cast members include Bradley Whitford, Ed Lauter, and Barry Sobel.

One of the movie trailers parodies the trailer of Poltergeist II: The Other Side. In the Nerds version, Robert Carradine's character, Lewis, turns and says "We're back!" and laughs. 38 Special provided the title track "Back to Paradise".