When was revenge of the nerds made

I don't get offered Arnold Schwarzenegger roles. While Michelle Meyrink was cast as Lewis' girlfriend Judy in the film, several now-famous actresses auditioned for the role. Armstrong originally read for the part of Gilbert, which went to Anthony Edwards. When Armstrong was asked to read for the part of Booger, he was still reluctant to do so. He told his actor friend Bronson Pinchot that they "could forget it. I'm not picking my nose on camera for anyone.

Also confirmed in the Panty Raid DVD edition commentary is the rampant improvisation that took place on the set of the film. Poindexter's infamous agonized scream as he watches the Beta's undress in their dorm was ad-libbed by Timothy Busfield. The running gag between him and Takashi playing cards and mispronouncing words were done on the fly when the actors' cots were accidentally placed next to each other. In the climactic scene, the nerds compete with the jocks in the Greek Games to install their own Greek Council president and keep their fraternity.

Lamar wins the javelin toss with a distinctive, wobbly technique Larry B. Scott had the flu and could only film one take—then he returned to the hotel to hurl.

Booger wins another contest with a tempestuous belch that, he later learned, involved an overdub of a camel having an orgasm. And the nerds win the music competition with a Devo-like electro-rap—renowned violinist Thomas Newman taught Busfield how to play the solo. Kanew: [At one point] the jocks, inspired by John Goodman as the coach, run out of the locker room and wreck the nerds' house. I filmed that in great detail—there's a lot of smashing and crashing and there's a confrontation.

Ogre throws Anthony Edwards off the porch and it's bullying. That was an important moment in the movie, but that had to go. The audience is having a good time and they're horrified by what's happening. Now you watch the movie, the jocks kick the fence and go inside the house and it's cut—and the nerds are picking up the aftermath.

McGinley: I had animosity towards [the nerds]. I just thought they were dicks. The first two weeks we did not intermingle. I had nothing to do with them. Tochi: Bobby had a bowl of cereal on the couch watching the naked sorority chicks. He was actually eating his cereal in beer. Armstrong: They had scheduled, outside the talent competition, something on my own, which was lip-syncing [Elvis] Presley doing "America the Beautiful," which I had been rehearsing in my bedroom with the first VHS player I had ever seen.

The night of the recording, the producer and director said, "We can't do that, it's going to slow everything down. Scott: They tried to bring a choreographer in with us. I was like, "Psssh, damn the choreographer. Andrew was actually a really good dancer.

Tochi: I got so much shit from Asian entities, newspapers, commentators and groups saying that I kind of perpetuated the Asian stereotype. But what made it different with me—first of all, at the time, I was one of the very Asian few actors in TV or film. Yes, it was a stereotype, but we were playing real people. We had heart and the film had heart. I thought, "Fuck 'em! Lewis, our hero, gets the girl in the end—but in the creepiest way possible.

Somehow the movie got away with this for decades, but in recent years, the scene has repelled critics and viewers. Kanew: I've heard [criticism] a lot this year because of the MeToo movement—that's considered a form of rape because it's sex under false pretenses. At the time, it was considered sort of a switch. She doesn't resist and scream and say "my God, get away from me! But in a way, it's not excusable. If it were my daughter, I probably wouldn't like it.

Montgomery: I thought about it as "what a surprise, Stan's got some new moves—but oh my God, it's not Stan, it's Lewis!

There's something charming about that. You can write this: I blame Jeff. There should've been one more beat in this scene—something else, something added, even if Betty had pushed him or slapped him or something. Carradine: It wasn't until recently that people started to point that scene out and put it in a negative light. It was never our intention to have anything but a funny scene where I get the girl.

How did you buy your ticket? View All Photos Movie Info. Geeky college students Gilbert Anthony Edwards and Lewis Robert Carradine are evicted from their dormitory when the Alpha Betas -- who recently burned down their own fraternity house by accident -- confiscate the building.

When the college forces the freshmen to live in the gym, Gilbert, Lewis and their fellow dorks relocate to a run-down house. Jeff Kanew. Jul 20, wide. Mar 6, Robert Carradine Lewis Skolnick.

Anthony Edwards Gilbert Lowell. Ted McGinley Stan Gable. Timothy Busfield Arnold Poindexter. Andrew Cassese Harold Wormser. Curtis Armstrong Dudley "Booger" Dawson. Larry B. Scott Lamar Latrell. Julia Montgomery Betty Childs. Michelle Meyrink Judy. Matthew Salinger Danny Burke. John Goodman Coach Harris. Bernie Casey U. Jeff Kanew Director. Ted Field Producer. Peter Samuelson Producer. David Obst Producer. Peter Bart Producer. David Obst Screenwriter. Jeff Buhai Screenwriter.

Miguel Tejada-Flores Screenwriter. Steve Zacharias Screenwriter. Tim Metcalfe Screenwriter. King Baggot Cinematographer. Thomas Newman Original Music. Alan Balsam Film Editor. James L. Schoppe Production Design. Trevor Williams Production Design. Frank Lombardo Set Decoration. Deborah Hopper Costume Designer. Eddie Marks Costume Designer. View All Critic Reviews Dec 02, In the show, 11 players are placed on two teams and compete in a team challenge called the Nerd War.

The losing team must send two members One selected by the losing team, the other by the winning team into an elimination challenge called the Nerd Off where the loser is sent home.

Players are consecutively eliminated in this matter until the number of total players reaches five, and the teams merge. The winner of the first individual Nerd War chooses one Nerd Off-ee, while the losers choose the other.

The next episode is the four-person finale, with two Nerd wars where the losing player is eliminated, leading to the final Nerd Off to decide the winner. The series was renewed for a second season that premiered January , and ended in March. The series runs on TBS. The first home video release of the film was the original VHS release.

It is interesting to note that the original VHS release contains a longer version of the scene where Lewis finds the house for sale that the Nerds buy and renovate, featuring him seeing the "for sale" sign and subsequently leading the nerds there. This was cut rather abruptly in all subsequent home video releases, as the sign featured an actual phone number on it.

The first DVD release of the film was a "flipper" disc that contained the first and second films, with trailers as the only extras. Special features included: an audio commentary , Making of Documentary, deleted scenes , television pilot , and two theatrical trailers. A blu-ray disc was released on May 6, Special features included: a "making of" featurette I'm a Nerd, and I'm Pretty Proud of It , deleted scenes , a television pilot , audio commentary by director Jeff Kanew and actors Robert Carradine, Timothy Busfield and Curtis Armstrong, and a theatrical trailer.

The Blu-ray has all of the same special features as the previously released "Panty Raid Edition" DVD except for a trailer for the second film. A remake of the original Revenge of the Nerds was slated for release in , the first project for the newly created Fox Atomic , but was canceled in November after two weeks of filming. Pop Culture Wiki Explore. Wiki Content.