National Lampoon's Animal House burst into theaters and forever changed the comedy genre. Made for just $3 million, the ...

The John Belushi classic didn't just make audiences laugh, it reshaped Hollywood comedy and inspired decades of films that followed.

July 31-Aug. 5, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, portlandmuseum.org/films ...

Famously drawn on Dartmouth fraternity life, the raunchy, exaggerated depictions of Greek social scene and over the top humor in 1978 comedy “Animal House” still resonate with today’s college students ...

Richard Pryor may have saved “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” In 1978, Universal’s film division president, Ned Tanen, was in a rage about the not-yet-released Kennedy-era comedy. He was ...