In my quest to embiggen the collective knowledge base of the world at large or in order for brilliant masterminds like myself to quote/reference a movie and have the other parties to the conversation not stare blankly at you, I have decided to write a column that will run every Monday about a movie that every person of legal age (at least 17 per MPAA standards) should have seen by now. In this column I will name the movie, give you a brief rundown of the plot and finally the key reasons why you should have seen said movie by now.
Our first movie is National Lampoon's Animal House.
This is the story of the Deltas, a fraternity at Faber College. We start out meeting our heroes, Flounder, Pinto, Bluto, Otter, Boone and Hoover, as they progress through rush week. We also meet the foils for the Deltas, namely, Neidermeyer, Chip, Greg, and Dean Wormer. Our heroes engage in some wacky hijinks, including a toga party and an Otis Day & the Knights concert, that leads to the house being placed on Double Secret Probation. The Deltas are kicked off campus, but they have the last laugh at Faber's homecoming parade.
The main reason you should have seen this by now is that it is the college experience we all either had or at least wish we had. Next, this was John Belushi in his prime and the kickoff of many great careers in the movie industry. Quite frankly, this is the quintessential teen/college movie on which all others should be judged.
Put this movie on your netflix or blockbuster queue or just get a ladder and watch it through somebody's window. [raises eyebrows twice]
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