Animal House

Animal House

It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!

R 1978 · 109 min · ★ 6.9 (2K) · Comedy

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Directed by John Landis · Written by Douglas Kenney

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