OT: Best College Movie

[RegisteredUconn]

Just saw "Animal House - The Making of" and one of comments labeled Animal House the best college movie ever. I have to agree. What say you?

 

[ed4ourgirls]

I don't know if Law School qualifies as what you want for "college", but
"The Paper Chase" was pretty good.

 

[Scud49]

Oh yea, Animal House, hands down the best IMHO.

 

[bantamlaker]

Agree with Animal House as best college movie

 

[lne001]

 

[MilfordHusky]

 

[Sonny44]

Rodney Dangerfield - Funniest ever.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Sort of a college movie. Benjamin just graduated, and Elaine is at Berkeley.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

I don't know if Law School qualifies as what you want for "college", but
"The Paper Chase" was pretty good.

The court finds that Law School does indeed count as college.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Who here hasn't danced to some version of "a little bit softer now...a little bit softer now...a little bit louder now, a little bit louder now, a little bit louder now" in college?

 

[mbr33ct]

 

[Zanzman]

Should be Animal house drop the mike ........... walk away

 

[RowdyFan]

7 years of college down the drain.

 

[Puppy Love]

I'd give The Big Chill an 'honorable mention' in this category. Not exactly college, but...

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

It's not iconic like Animal House, but I really enjoyed this movie. First time I'd seen Blake Lively. Lewis Black was awesome as the dean. Also I think it was the beginning of Justin Long transitioning from playing completely dork characters to actually somewhat normal people.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I thought this was pretty damn funny when it came out.

 

[Centerstream]

Just saw "Animal House - The Making of" and one of comments labeled Animal House the best college movie ever. I have to agree. What say you?

No doubt about it: ANIMAL HOUSE!!!!
(sorry for the ad...)
Animal House, Animal House Soundtrack #7 lyrics by Stephen Bishop

 

[nwhoopfan]

Now granted I think the question was already answered with the original post, I'm just throwing a few other college based movies out there. Seems to be a theme of post college aged dudes wanting to go back and recapture their youth. This was fairly good.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This was way more entertaining than it had any right to be. The exciting world of competitive collegiate a cappella singing.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Follow up question: best high school movie? I bet there are at least twice as many high school based movies as college based. Maybe another thread?

 

[VAMike23]

 

[Checkmate]

Follow up question: best high school movie? I bet there are at least twice as many high school based movies as college based. Maybe another thread?

How about the best scene?

 

[Huskee11]

Animal House, absolutely, hands down, not even close.

And the one scene I could absolutely relate to above all others is the Louie, Louie scene, something we didn`t actually do but definitely could have, and we wouldn`t have known the words either.

I`ll throw out another decent college movie though, especially the "how da ya like them apples" scene -

 

[Bigboote]

Animal House is the obvious choice, but I might go with the Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers.



I’ll also second the nomination of Back to School.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This maybe hasn't held up that well but enjoyed it during the 80s.

 

[Bama fan]

Even though Ronald Reagan chose not to appear in this sequel, Bonzo Goes To College deserves consideration.

 

[Bama fan]

I fully expected our South Bend simian friend, and neighbor of the man from Java, to have nominated Rudy.

 

[VAMike23]

Just saw "Animal House - The Making of" and one of comments labeled Animal House the best college movie ever. I have to agree. What say you?

1,000,000 likes if I could!

Thanks so much for posting. I don't remember seeing this retrospective in the past, though I had seen and read about some of the bits in other places. Great stuff. An immortal flick!!

Knowledge is Good!!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Oh, just remembered this one!