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NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE <span>(1978)</span> artwork

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

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