So he really had to smash," says Landis. "But what makes that scene is, after that burst of violence, the way he goes, 'Sorry.' Bluto is completely destructive, but so sweet. So, if you mention extortion again, I’ll have your legs broken. You use my police, my sanitation people, and my Oldsmobiles free of charge. Then, the mayor replies, Look, these parades you throw are very expensive. So when John smashed it, it didn’t break enough. Dean Wormer tells the mayor, I don’t think it’s right that you should extort money from the college. The musician shot the scene while visiting the set on a tour break. The late Belushi has his moment when he staggers through Stephen Bishop's stairwell serenade (Belushi's wife Judy is in the group of women listening adoringly) and smashes his guitar. "And (Kenney) fell on the floor like he was having a seizure and said, 'That’s the Gator.' " "I asked, 'What’s the Gator?' " the director recalls. Screenwriter Douglas Kenney, who played fraternity brother Stork, asked Landis if they could incorporate the Gator into the dance. "The togas were just tied and would kind of appropriately fall apart from dancing." We spray painted the flip-flops gold," she says. It was just joyous, the music so infectious and people were just happy to be there," says costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis, who later married Landis. The revelers danced to a cover version of the Isley Brothers' classic Shout. (Landis learned from Eric Clapton two decades later that Robert Cray was one of them.) Director John Landis cast actor DeWayne Jessie as frontman Otis Day and recruited university students and local musicians as the Knights. The infamous party was staged over two days in a fraternity house basement at the University of Oregon. For me, that scene led to disappointment when I actually got to college." "That terrific scene is so much fun and has had a profound impact for generations on what people imagine college social life is like," says Ben Mankiewicz, film host for Turner Classic Movies, which has partnered with Fathom Events on a year-long screening series."Who wouldn’t want to go to college for that experience? Sign me up. The Deltas' all-out, beer-splashed toga party, with Otis Day and the Knights playing Shout, continues to epitomize the ultimate, and possibly unachievable, college bash. All of them were born during his marriage to Megan Murphy. ![]() Tim Matheson, the actor best known as Vice President John Hoynes on The West Wing, is a very proud father of three children. 14 and 17) in 650 theaters across the country as college kids head to campus. Meet Animal House and The West Wing Star Tim Mathesons Beautiful Kids. The raucous comedy returns to the big screen for two nights (Aug. Bluto (John Belushi) and Otter (Tim Matheson) started that call to action for the fraternity party immortalized in 1978's Animal House. Will Rebecca end up cutting Dave out of her life entirely when she discovers how he's treated Jack?įor more stories like this, sign up for our newsletter. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978) DIRECTED BY JOHN LANDIS, STARRING JOHN BELUSHI, TIM MATHESON, KAREN ALLEN, JOHN VERNON. Jack's question might end up taking on even more significance in retrospect. 100 Laughs’ list of the 100 best American comedies. ![]() The movie ranked fifth on Bravo’s ‘100 Funniest Movies’, and no. ![]() Rebecca's parents seem notably absent from her life in the post-'90s timeline, and though her mom is seen visiting when the Big Three are children, her dad has never made any similar appearances. Matheson’s National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) was a well-acclaimed comedy movie where he portrayed the smooth-talking ladies’ man Eric Otter Stratton. "Do you see yourself there?" he asks, throwing Dave's own words back at him in a truly glorious moment.Īs ever with This Is Us, we still have more questions than answers when it comes to Matheson's future on the show. But just as every viewer is about to spontaneously combust with rage, Jack comes right back at his future father-in-law by calmly telling him that he's going to marry Rebecca, and live in a beautiful house with her and their future kids one day. He's just as patronizing to Jack as he was the first time they met, and reiterates yet again that he's beneath Rebecca. In last week's episode, "The Club," Matheson returned for his second appearance as Dave, who took Jack out for an ill-fated day on the golf course. The 55 Best Black Movies on Netflix Right Now.
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