Revenge of the Nerds Page #6

Synopsis: When lovable nerds Gilbert and Lewis embark on their freshman year at Adams College, little do they realize the dangers that await them. They are beset by taunting from the jocks of Alpha Beta fraternity, which only worsens when the jocks accidentally burn down their house and toss the freshmen out of the freshmen dorm. To make matters more problematic, Lewis develops a crush on pretty Betty Childs, popular sorority sister and quarterback's girlfriend. Joined by the aptly named Booger and the violin-playing Poindexter, the nerds soon realize they must form their own fraternity in self-defense. Soon the tables are turned as the nerds employ high-tech warfare against the jocks.... but can they really succeed and make a difference?
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Jeff Kanew
Production: 20th Century Fox
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
R
Year:
1984
90 min
2,646 Views


your father looked down at you,

he had but one hope,

someday my son will

grow to be a man.

Well, look at you now.

You just got your asses whipped

by a bunch of goddamn nerds.

Nerds!

If I was you, I'd do

somethin' about it.

I would get up and redeem myself

in the eyes of my father,

my maker and my coach!

- Well, let's get those nerds!

- Nerds!

- Nerds!

- What are we waitin' for?

We're Lambda Lambda Lambda and

Omega Mu!

Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

Come on! Come on!

I'm a nerd.

Welcome to the real world.

I never really wanted

to believe that.

- It's okay.

- It's not okay.

We're nothing. We let

them destroy our house.

Lewis, we're gonna control

the Greek Council next year.

Big deal!

You'll be dead by then, Gilbert.

Nobody cares. Don't you understand that?

The university doesn't care.

There's nothing we can do about it.

I think we got

something good going,

and I'm not gonna let 'em

take it away from us.

Gilbert, don't be a fool.

You'll just get

yourself hurt again.

- Big deal.

- Gilbert.

I'd like to introduce to you the

men that are gonna bring you

a homecoming victory

against State tomorrow.

At defensive back,

number 38, Kevin O'Leary.

Offensive guard,

number 64, Rich Valeroy.

At center, number 53, Harry Reagan!

Look who's comin'.

- Hey! Where you goin', nerd?

- Just leave me alone.

You guys went way too far this time,

and you're not getting away with it.

- Oh, is that right?

- Yeah.

Well, let's see if sh*t floats.

What do you think of that idea?

Put me down. Goddamn...

Put me down!

Bombs away!

And now, our tri-captains.

Leading the conference

in reception,

at wide receiver,

number 84, Danny Burke!

Our defensive captain,

number 79, Fred Polowosky!

- Ogre!

- The Ogre!

Now, our two-time

all-American quarterback,

number 10, Stan Gable!

Yeah!

- Hold it, son! Hold it! Hold it!

- Come on!

Leave him alone. Coach,

I said leave him alone.

- What did you say?

- You heard me.

- I'll break his goddamn neck!

- You will do nothing of the sort.

Don't you touch that boy.

Says who?

Says me,

you a**hole.

Hold it, Coach!

You just hold it right there.

Okay, kid.

Say what you got to say.

Thanks.

Uh...

I just wanted to...

To say that... That I'm a nerd.

And I'm here tonight to stand up

for the rights of other nerds.

I mean, uh,

all our lives we've been laughed

at and made to feel inferior.

And tonight,

those bastards, they

trashed our house.

Why? Because we're smart?

'Cause we look different?

Well, we're not.

I'm a nerd, and, uh,

I'm pretty proud of it.

- Hi, Gilbert.

- Hi.

I'm a nerd, too.

I just found that out tonight.

We have news for the

beautiful people.

There's a lot more of us

than there are of you.

I know there's alumni here tonight.

When you went to Adams you

might have been called a spaz

or a dork or a geek.

Any of you that have ever felt

stepped on, left out,

picked on, put down,

whether you think you're a nerd or

not, just come down and join us.

Come on.

- Hi, Betty.

- Hi.

Just join us, 'cause... Hi.

No one's gonna be free until

nerd persecution ends.

Hi, guys.

You know, Coach. I think

I'm gonna let these boys

live over at the Alpha Beta house

while you and your

boys rebuild theirs.

- And where the hell are we gonna live?

- Yeah. What about us, huh?

You're jocks. Go live in the gym.

Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

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