That's John Belushi. In 1978 National Lampoon released it's best ever movie "Animal House." Directed by John Landis ("An American Werewolf in London," "Coming To America") who is no stranger to comedy, but this was his funniest.

John Belushi's ("Saturday Night Live," "The Blues Brothers) finest role leads the way in this trendsetting movie. "Animal House" created a new genre as hordes of movies followed about college and fraternity life but this one set the mold and nothing else came close.

Essentially viewers are treated to the antics of Delta House, a rather wayward Fraternity. Everything is a joke to them and while they do have class, they simply don't go. As any true classic this is responsible for many memorable moments; from "Toga, Toga, Toga," to "Food Fight," through "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son," almost every seen has a line that's been repeated by college students everywhere.

Donald Sutherland ("Space Cowboys") plays the favorite professor who gets stoned with his students and even sleeps with one, Karen Allen ("Raiders of the Lost Ark"), much to the chagrin of her on screen boyfriend Eric 'Otter' Stratton ("The West Wing"), who is Delta's Rush Chairman and "Damn Glad to Meet you."

Other familiar faces include Stephen Furst ("St. Elsewhere," "The Dream Team") who is fat, drunk and stupid Flounder, a freshman voted into the Fraternity only because his brother went through first. No one else in movie history has ever tried to purchase "10,000 Marbles, Please." Tom Hulce ("Amadeus"), Mark Metcalf ("One Crazy Summer") played Douglas C. Neidermeyer, ROTC leader killed by his own troops in Viet Nam (he rerprised this role years later in several Twisted Sister videos) and Otis Day and the Knights performing as themselves. I should also include Kevin Bacon ("Hollow Man"), very young at the time, playing a freshman member of the enemy Fraternity who immortalized "Thank You Sir, may I have another" while his backside was being paddled.

This is non stop laughs and a must see for any viewer as well as a must have for any collector. A true classic it should only be avoided by less than mature audiences and snooty people that can't enjoy crude humor. Three thumbs up.

Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: VHS
Video Occasion: Good for Groups
Suitability For Children: Suitable for Children Age 13 and Older