---
title: 'Revenge of the Nerds (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jeff Kanew'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/revenge-of-the-nerds-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088000/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

1984 · R · 83 min · Comedy · United States

Part of: Revenge of the Nerds

## Synopsis

Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and written by Steve Zacharias and Jeff Buhai. The film stars Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. Set at the fictional Adams College, the film follows a group of socially awkward students who form their own fraternity to counter ongoing harassment from the dominant Alpha Beta fraternity and its sister sorority, Pi Delta Pi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jeff Kanew](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-kanew)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Peter Samuelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-samuelson), [Ted Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-field)
- **Director of Photography:** [King Baggot](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-baggot)
- **Editor:** [Alan Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-balsam)

## Cast

- [David Wohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wohl)
- [Bernie Casey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-casey)
- [Michelle Meyrink](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-meyrink)
- [Robert Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carradine)
- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman)
- [Brian Tochi](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-tochi)
- [Matt Salinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-salinger)
- [Donald Gibb](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-gibb)
- [Greg Berg](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-berg)
- [Ted McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-mcginley)
- [Lisa Welch](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-welch)
- [Timothy Busfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-busfield)
- [Larry B. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-b-scott)
- [James Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cromwell)
- [Sean Kanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-kanan)

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