NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 104
Release dates 25/07/2011, 03/11/2009, 02/02/2004
BBFCInsight Contains strong language, sex references and sexualised nudity
Genre(s) Comedy
Director(s) John Landis
Cast includes John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Peter Riegert, Mary Louise Weller, Stephen Furst, James Daughton, Bruce McGill, Mark Metcalf, Karen Allen, Lisa Baur, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland
Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.
BBFCinsight publication date 24/10/2009
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE is a digital re-release of a 1970s US comedy film about a group of American college fraternity brothers fighting their Dean to stay on campus. The film was originally classified 'AA' for cinema release in 1978 (no admission to persons under 14) and has subsequently been classified ‘15’ for video release. This cinema re-issue has been classified '15' for strong language, sex references and sexualised nudity.
The film contains multiple uses of strong language throughout, all of which are acceptable at ‘15’ where the BBFC Guidelines state that ‘there may be frequent use’.
At ‘15’, the guidelines state that ‘there may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour’ and the film contains some jokes about various characters having sex with women, including references to ‘humping’ and ‘porking’ and sight of a gift wrapped sex toy. There are also some scenes of implied masturbation where a woman moves her arm up and down over a man’s hidden groin.
During the group's various sexual encounters there is some nudity including the sexualised fondling of some bare breasts. This is acceptable under the BBFC Guidelines for nudity at ‘15’ which state that ‘nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail.’
The film also contains one scene of soft drug use when several of the young men smoke a joint with their college lecturer.
Details
- Title
- NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE
- Year
- 1978
- Formats
- DVD, Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd,Universal Pictures Int (UK),C.I.C. (UK),Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video,CIC Video
- Classified date(s)
- 15/06/2011
- Main language
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF012652
Related work
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE [Additional material,Picture-in-picture audio commentary] | Video | 217m 32s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 15/06/2011 |  15 |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | Film | 108m 45s | Universal Pictures Int (UK) | 28/05/2009 | 15 |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | Video | 104m 9s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 12/12/2003 | 15 |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | Video | 104m 7s | Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video | 09/05/2000 | 15 |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | Video | 105m 52s | CIC Video | 22/04/1986 | 15 |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | Film | 108m 33s | C.I.C. (UK) | 29/08/1978 |  AA |
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | 2m 41s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 23/10/2003 |  PG |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | 2m 37s | Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video | 11/04/2000 | PG |
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| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE | 2m 29s | CIC Video | 17/04/1998 | PG |
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