Unfortunately, Lamar is little more than a gay stereotype. That's very progressive for a 1980s film. They do have an opening gay character, Lamar Latrelle, who is also African-America. The jokes are not as funny as I remember them, while many of the characters are, well, troublesome. Of course, becoming an official fraternity just makes them bigger targets for the Alpha Betas. However, Poindexter points out the Lambda Lambda Lambda by-laws says they have to be given probationary status for 60 days, so they are in. When they go to meet with them in person, they are initially rejected. There was one fraternity they didn't sent a picture to, Lambda Lambda Lambda, a traditionally African-American fraternity. Everyone they send applications to, rejects them (the group photo seems to be the deciding factor). ![]() Unfortunately, Stan is the president of the Greek Council and quickly rejects their application to become a fraternity. They try to go to the campus police, but they are told to meet with the Greek Council instead. Soon after, a rock is thrown through the window of the house with "Nerds get out" written on it. It is looking so great that when Stan and Betty ride by, Betty comments on how well they did fixing up the place, which immediately makes Stan jealous. One montage later, and the house is looking great. I think they are supposed to be jokes, while the gang tries to find a house to rent, but in the end, Lewis finds a fixer-upper. Since nobody else wants them, they decide to find a place to rent nearby and live together. The social rejects are Gilbert and Lewis, as well as Booger, Poindexter, and others. However, the less socially gifted students are excluded. ![]() Very quickly, most of the freshman are snapped up by the various fraternity. This includes Gilbert and Lewis.īecause the freshmen were kicked out of their dorm, the school is waving the usual rule prohibiting freshmen from joining. Since they can no longer live in their frat, the Coach convinces the Dean that the frat should take over the freshman dorm, which they do by physically throwing out the freshmen. ![]() One poorly aimed fireball later, and the Alpha Beta fraternity house burns to the ground. The party gets a little out of hand when someone uses 188 proof alcohol called fireball to actually breath fire. We are also introduced to a couple of the bad guys in the movie, including Ogre and the head of the Alpha Betas, Stan Gable, as well as Stan's girlfriend, Betty Childs. We then cut to the inside of the Alpha Beta house, where a huge party is going on. ![]() Their college life doesn't get off to a great start, as one of the members of Alpha Beta, Ogre, taunts them from the top of the Alpha Beta house. Lewis's father is driving the pair of them to Adams College, at 35 mph down the highway. Fortunately, his best friend, Lewis Skolnick, arrives to give him a pep talk. He's a little nervous to leave his mom behind, plus he's a little nervous about being on his own as well. We first meet Gilbert Lowell as he's getting ready to go to college for the first time. Was it worth the wait? The reviews were strong when it came out, but has it aged well? And is the Blu-ray worth checking out? The screener arrived late, possibly by a few months, but I finally got to the review this weekend. Amazon seems to have been confused on this issue. Revenge of the Nerds came out in theaters 30 years ago and hit Blu-ray in February or May. Revenge of the Nerds - Blu-ray - Buy from Amazon Featured Blu-ray review: Revenge of the Nerds
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