Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

"They're back!"

1987 1h 38m EN

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5.6

MID

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ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.1

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 319🥫7%Rotten Tomatoes●28Metacritic★5.1IMDB · 16,430

Comedy

Synopsis

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The members of Lambda Lambda Lambda travel to Fort Lauderdale for a fraternity conference. They'll have to fend off the attacks of their rival frat, the Alphas, if they want to maintain their self-respect — and, of course, if they want to get anywhere with the pretty girls!

“They're back!”

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Cast

Robert Carradine
Lewis Skolnick
Larry B. Scott
Lamar Latrell
Timothy Busfield
Arnold Poindexter
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Sunny Carstairs
Anthony Edwards
Gilbert Lowell
Curtis Armstrong
Dudley Booger Dawson
Andrew Cassese
Harold Wormser
Donald Gibb
Ogre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Roth
Writers: Dan Guntzelman, Steve Marshall, Caryn Wolf
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Revenge of the Nerds Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Roth, shot by Charles Correll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Chew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Robert Carradine and Larry B. Scott and Timothy Busfield carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're back!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joe Roth directs. Charles Correll behind the camera. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Richard Chew cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Revenge of the Nerds Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Joe Roth, shot by Charles Correll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard Chew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robert Carradine and Larry B. Scott and Timothy Busfield carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They're back!".
9IMDB entry: tt0093857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.