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Revenge of the Nerds
1984
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4.5
Simple minded romp about a group of freshmen outcasts doesnt qualify for the deans list, but Revenge of the Nerds shows more than enough smarts to des ..
Variety
4.5
If youve seen Porkys, Animal House, D.C. Cab, or Police Academy, youve seen Nerds.
1.5
Technical credits, under Jeff Kanews fast paced direction, sometimes carried away production.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The real secret of this movies success lies in the charm of its leading men.
3.5
This funny movie is about 10 rungs above the usual teenage college films.
Tv Guide
2.5
Its clear, too, that the movies almost complete dearth of laughs plays a significant role in its downfall...
Reel Film Reviews
1.0
There is a theory that every Hollywood star has a turkey or two in their closet, so today, step forward Anthony Edwards, star of the hit TV series ER.
Radio Times
1.5
THE NEVERENDING STORY A book loving boy is literally drawn into the story hes reading, about a magical kingdom thats threatened by a menace called the ..
Cs Monitor
3.8
The conflation of discriminated against minorities and discriminated against nerds is something of an uneasy pairing, but it does bring out the fact t ..
Q Network
4.5
True, theyre stereotypes, but theyre also likable and charming underdogs that wont back down.
Cinema Crazed
4.0
Its got everything for this kind of film %u2013 nudity, sex, swearing and dirty jokes.
7M Pictures
3.8
The best thing this movie has it that it shows the absolute ridiculousness of people who pick on weaker people.
Three Movie Buffs
0.5
Its one of the great unfathomable mysteries of Hollywood that this unspeakably awful comedy was successful enough to spawn no less than three (count e ..
Film 4
1.5
The movie is competently enough acted by, among others, Robert (Coming Home) Carradine, Anthony (Heart Like a Wheel) Edwards, Curtis (Risky Business) ..
People
4.5
Compared to most of todays gross out extravaganzas... this exceedingly upbeat saga seems almost wholesome.
James Sanford on Film
4.4
Advances an interesting pro diversity agenda: The nerds arent just brainy geeks but outcasts, including a flamboyant gay black man. (When big block le ..
Gomemphis
2.2
The nerds perpetuate a nasty streak of behavior toward women that violates the films general live and let live attitude, and it stains what is otherwi ..
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
1.5
The kind of movie you saw on video when it was still forbidden fruit and loved it, only to find it much uglier with the rose colored glasses removed.
Mania.com
0.5
Somewhere in all the fluff and garbage is just enough heart to make Revenge of the Nerds one of the forefathers of a generation of light hearted comed ..
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