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National Lampoon's Animal House
Alternate Title: Animal House
Director: John Landis (Dir)
Release Date:   1978
Premiere Information:   New York opening: week of 28 Jul 1978; Los Angeles opening: 4 Aug 1978
Duration (in mins):   109
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Cast:   John Belushi (John Blutarsky)  
    Tim Matheson (Eric Stratton)  
    John Vernon (Dean Vernon Wormer)  
    Verna Bloom (Marion Wormer)  
    Thomas Hulce (Larry Kroger)  

Production Company: Universal Pictures (MCA, Inc.)
Distribution Company: Universal Pictures (MCA, Inc.)
Director: John Landis (Dir)
Producer: Matty Simmons (Prod)
  Ivan Reitman (Prod)
Writer: Harold Ramis (Wrt)
  Douglas Kenney (Wrt)
  Chris Miller (Wrt)
Photography: Charles Correll (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: John J. Lloyd (Art dir)
Film Editor: George Folsey Jr. (Film ed)
Music: Elmer Bernstein (Mus)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

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Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Universal City Studios, Inc. 5/2/1979 dd/mm/yyyy PA22433

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Genre: Comedy

Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   23 Jun 1978   p. 3, 8.
Los Angeles Times   4 Aug 1978   p. 1.
New York Times   28 Jul 1978   p. 7.
Variety   28 Jun 1978   p. 20.

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