Revenge of the Nerds - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Revenge of the Nerds"
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Timing:
1:30 (90 min)
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6.6/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Peter Samuelson
Producer
Executive Producer
Peter Bart
Executive Producer
David Obst
Executive Producer
Casting
Susan Arnold
Casting
Editor
Alan Balsam
Editor
Additional Second Assistant Director
Gary Law
Additional Second Assistant Director
Stunts
John Cade
Stunts
Terry James
Stunts
Steve Blalock
Stunts
Joe Gilbride
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Bing Blenman
Stunts
Edward Adams
Stunts
Production Design
James L. Schoppe
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Terry James
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Frank Lombardo
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Wells
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott
Co-Producer
Second Assistant Director
James M. Freitag
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Stephen E. Bridge
Camera Operator
Costumer
Radford Polinsky
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Property Master
Art Lipschultz
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael O'Corrigan
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Kisuna Jacobsen
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Yolanda Toussieng
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Ronald Batzdorff
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Al Overton Jr.
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Terence A. Donnelly
First Assistant Director
Chief Lighting Technician
George Holmes
Chief Lighting Technician
Production Manager
Henry Kline
Production Manager
Screenplay
Steve Zacharias
Screenplay
Jeff Buhai
Screenplay
Construction Coordinator
Everett Olson
Construction Coordinator
Assistant Editor
Nancy Forner
Assistant Editor
Key Grip
Marlin Hall
Key Grip
Location Manager
Bob Maharis
Location Manager
Leadman
Lance Lombardo
Leadman
Story
Miguel Tejada-Flores
Story
Tim Metcalfe
Story
Steve Zacharias
Story
Jeff Buhai
Story
Music Supervisor
Martin Schwartz
Music Supervisor
Music Editor
John R. Harris
Music Editor
Production Coordinator
Pinki Ragan
Production Coordinator
Scoring Mixer
Armin Steiner
Scoring Mixer
Local Casting
Paula Harold
Local Casting
ADR Editor
Bob Daniels
ADR Editor
Choreographer
Dorain Grusman
Choreographer
Sound Editor
Pieter Hubbard
Sound Editor
William Jacobs
Sound Editor
John Paul Jones
Sound Editor
Ed Osborne
Sound Editor
Assistant Camera
Roger Gebhard
Assistant Camera
What's left behind the scenes
- At the time of filming, Andrew Cassese was still a child, so the other actors and director Jeff Kenyon looked after him. As a result, Cassese did not witness the filming of many scenes (and certainly did not participate in them) that contributed to the film's 'R' rating. Regardless, Cassese happened to see the movie before he turned 17 and was very surprised by how much he had missed during production.
- James Cromwell shared that after he came up with the 'idiot laugh' and other actors began to imitate it, he suddenly remembered that this was exactly how his ex-wife used to laugh.
- According to Robert Carradine, when he first read the script and the description of his character's (Lewis) laughter, he began wondering how exactly to produce that sound. As it happened, the first scene filmed was the one where the father drives him and Anthony Edwards' character to college. In the car, he heard James Cromwell's laughter and simply imitated it.
- When the producers (Ted Field, Peter Samuelson, Steve Zacharias, Peter Bart, Peter McGregor-Scott, David Obst) spoke with director Jeff Cain before bringing him onto the project, they asked what kind of movie he hoped to make. His response was: "A movie where I'll be ashamed to see my name in the credits." After that answer, he was hired as director immediately.
- Donald Gibb shaved his head for the shoot. The casting director felt that this made him look too old to be a student.
- According to Robert Carradine, he and Anthony Edwards improvised almost all of their lines in the homecoming scene.
- Curtis Armstrong, Michelle Mayne, and Timothy Busfield can play musical instruments. The latter cannot be called an experienced violinist. During filming, he hoped his mistakes would be covered up by a recording of a professional player. However, this did not happen. Busfield was very upset when he heard the violin sounds he had produced himself coming from the screen.
- Professional wrestler Sting (real name Steve Borden) auditioned for one of the roles, but the casting directors decided that this particular character should not look like Sting, and Donald Gibb was cast in the role instead.
- Once, Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, wearing their characters' costumes and makeup, attended a student fraternity recruitment event. Upon first glance, the leader of the first fraternity declared, "You're not a fit for us. Get out of here."
- One of the scenes was filmed in an old building infested with hordes of rats. Only one hall in the entire building was made relatively presentable for filming.
- Lamarr, the character played by Larry B. Scott, appeared at the party accompanied by Lance Lombardo. The homeowner was played by a certain "cool guy," as he is listed in the credits, while Lamarr referred to him as "Mr. Wilson." In reality, his name is William B. Wilson.
- Throughout the entire movie, no one ever mentions the name of the character played by John Goodman. His name is revealed only by the plaque on the door (Coach Harris) and in the final credits.
- The scene featuring the strange interaction between Curtis Armstrong's character and the recluse homeowner through the mail slot in the door was improvised.
- The script was not written in great detail, and the actors were allowed to improvise. For example, Timothy Busfield later recalled that he came up with his character's scream on the spot while watching video recordings of the girls in the dormitory. Robert Carradine shared that his character was supposed to say: 'Guys only think about sports. In reality, when a guy turns 10, he starts thinking exclusively about sex.' Something about this line didn't sit right with him, so he omitted the mention of age. Curtis Armstrong and Brian Tochi improvised the card game.
- Despite what is claimed in a well-known joke, the belching sound during the mating process was not made by two camels. It was the sound of a belching human, which was layered with a camel's sound to extend its duration. The person was a laborer named Bill Livengood.
- The scene of the phone call with Bernie Casey's character, in which he greets the idiots on behalf of the Tri-Lambda fraternity, was created to link various plot lines, as it was decided not to film the plot line involving the idiots' trip to Las Vegas.
- When Coach Harris, played by John Goodman, addresses the team after a loss, a blue wall is visible behind him, along with the inscription "Only the Strong Survive" and a door with a "Coach Harris" sign. This takes place in the locker room. However, when the members of the Alpha Beta fraternity leave the locker room, the blue wall has become white and the inscription has disappeared.
- Donald Gibb's character grabs someone else's piece of pie and gets a stain on himself in the process. In the very next shot, the cream stain on his suit disappears.
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