National Lampoon's Animal House Summary

Animal House Critics considered National Lampoon's Animal House to be cheap, terribly plotted, and in bad taste upon its release in the summer of 1978. Nevertheless, the comedy struck a chord w... Read more

Critical Essay by Jack Kroll John Landis ("National Lampoon's Animal House," "The Blues Brothers") is a member of the wise-guy generation of movie directors. The wis... Read more

Critical Essay by David Denby Fraternity-house pranks, which depend on humiliating your rivals and yourself at the same time, may be the lowest of all forms of humor, but they have a necessity that an... Read more

Critical Essay by Vincent Canby "Animal House" is cinematically sloppy—I've now seen the film twice and I still can't separate some of the people. There always seem ... Read more