History Film / RevengeOfTheNerds

!!This movie provides examples of:

* SkewedPriorities: During the Panty Raid sequence, Booger and Takashi break into an Alpha Pi's (played by Colleen Madden) room while she is sitting in a chair topless and wearing only panties, and she is only upset about them trying to steal her panties, not the fact that they are seeing her topless.

* BurpingContest: Dudley "Booger" Dawson vs. Ogre. Point goes to Booger, thanks to a belch that lasts [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDdbg_Q-LMI a full twelve seconds]].

* ShamedByTheMob[=/=]ShamingTheMob: Gilbert and Lewis give a speech to the Alpha Betas at the end of the film, encouraging anyone who's been picked on to stand with them. A huge chunk of the alumni, numerous cheerleaders, and the entirety of the marching band join them. The entire football team looks abashed, with Gable himself looking horrified at what he's done.

* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy

* SkewedPriorities: During the Panty Raid sequence, Booger and Takashi break into one of the Pis' room (played by Colleen Madden) while she is sitting in a chair topless and wearing only panties, and she is only upset about them trying to steal her panties, not the fact that they are seeing her topless.

* ShamedByTheMob/ShamingTheMob: Gilbert and Lewis give a speech to the Alpha Betas at the end of the film, encouraging anyone who's been picked on to stand with them. A huge chunk of the alumni, numerous cheerleaders, and the entirety of the marching band join them. The entire football team looks abashed, with Gable himself looking horrified at what he's done.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The Tri-Lambs' triumph is usually spectacular:
** In the first movie, Gilbert gives a scathing (and heartfelt) [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech harangue]] to the Alpha Betas, and shows them how the nerds of the world outnumber the bullies. Even Stan Gable [[HeelRealization looks a tinge regretful of his behavior]]
*** Immediately prior to this, Coach tries to intimidate the milquetoast [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Dean Ulrich]] by shoving him. The Dean [[TheSoCalledCoward shoves him back even harder and calls him an asshole.]]
** In the second movie, Rog gives the [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech harangue]] to the nerds and Lewis in particular. Lewis meekly concedes the criticisms... and then knocks the crap out of Rog. The icing on the cake? [[MilesGloriosus Rog goes down like a bitch]].

->''"NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!"''

-->--'''Ogre''', when he first spots Gilbert and Lewis at Adams College

A remake was filmed in 2007, but due to various complications, has never been released to the public.

A remake was filmed and finished in 2007, but due to various complications, has never been released to the public.

The series was going to have a remake in 2007, but complications with shooting ultimately shelved the project.

Not to be discouraged, the nerds decide to [[StartMyOwn start their own frat]], and through an oversight are given permission to set up a branch of the normally all-black fraternity Lambda Lambda Lambda. But all is not well; the existing frats, not to mention the resident jocks, don't appreciate nerds horning in on their territory, and so begins a war of attrition that involves vandalism, nude photos, the liberal application of 'liquid heat' to jockstraps, and various other [[HijinksEnsue wacky hijinks]].

* CaptainErsatz: Snotty in the second film is a pretty obvious parody of [[TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]].

* DeusExMachina: Jefferson and several national Tri-Lamb brothers arrive when Gilbert is about to get the crap beat out of him by the Alpha Betas in the CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the Alpha Beta's ForTheEvulz attitude.

** And the ultimate revenge when the Alpha Jock [[spoiler:makes a HeelFaceTurn.]]

* ThePeepingTom: The Lambdas in ''RevengeOfTheNerds'' take this trope to an extreme by installing surveillance cameras in all the bedrooms and showers of the sorority house. They literally stay awake all night, just watching women sleep.

* TheBrute: Ogre in the first movie, though he becomes TheBigGuy and even levels up to GeniusBruiser in the second film.
* TheDogBitesBack: You can only pick on a nerd so much...

* VillainousCrossdresser: The Alpha Betas dress like cheerleaders for their Greek Games musical skit, and are still in drag when their coach chews them out for the "unmanliness" of losing to nerds.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Anyone who noticed which Creator/TalkingHeads song ([[spoiler: "Burning Down The House"]]) was playing at the start of the GargleBlaster scene wasn't surprised at all by how the Alpha Beta House party ended.