
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife. He embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.... (Full plot summary below)
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Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife. He embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is vulgar, raunchy, ribald, and occasionally scatological. It is also the funniest comedy since Mel Brooks made "The Producers." |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinNational Lampoon's Animal House is by no means one long howl, but it's often very funny, with gags that are effective in a dependable, all-purpose way. |
| EmpireColin KennedyFrom Elmer Bernstein's sweeping dramatic strings - perhaps the first counterpoint score in comedy - to the gleeful mixture of low-brow and lower-brow gags, Animal House is arguably the most influential comedy of our time. |
| IGNR.L. ShafferMuch of the film's success is thanks to the delightfully enigmatic cast, and a sharp script that allows for the perfect balance of story and irreverent silliness. There's not a weak link in this cast. |
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| NewsweekDavid AnsenWhile the low comedy is undeniably effective, the film leaves behind a bad taste of snobbery and petty meanness. |
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| Fantastica DailyChuck O'LearyA very good comedy full of deft comic performances. |