John Landis

The National Lampoon's Animal House cast features some of the most recognizable actors of our time and was directed by John Landis. Shot in only 35 days, Animal House captures 60's college life in all of it's craziness and also helped launch the careers of actors such as John Belushi (Animal House's Bluto), Stephen Furst (Animal House's Flounder) , Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Tim Matheson, Donald Sutherland and Peter Reigert. Directed by John Landis, Animal House went on to become National Lampoon’s first hit comedy and one of the funniest movies in American film history.

The superb casting of Animal House not only shows in the memorable performances. The story centers around the rivalry between two fraternities; the snobby Omegas and the Party-till-you-drop Deltas, Led by John Belushi's character Bluto Blutarski. Off screen friction arose between the casts' fraternities which may have added extra spark to some of Animal House's many memorable scenes.

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National Lampoon’s Animal House catapulted the career of then unknown director, John Landis. John Landis found his start in the feature film industry while working in the mailroom at 20th century Fox after dropping out of school at 17. There, Landis got his hands-on education in the movie business. John Landis went on to direct John Belushi again in The Blues Brothers (1980).

Be sure to check out the new Double Secret Probation Edition of Animal House which includes a new “Where are they now?” feature developed and directed by the legendary filmmaker, John Landis.