Film 816: Revenge of the Nerds
Trivia: The University of
Arizona agreed to let the filmmakers shoot at the campus, then revoked
permission after reading the script. Eventually they changed their minds and
let them shoot. Many students were used as extras.
To test the effectiveness of
their "nerd" makeup and wardrobes, Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards attended a college
rush-week, when real fraternities were reviewing prospective pledges (wanna-be
members). The fraternity leader of the first house took one look at them both
and said, "No way!"
Timothy Busfield ad-libbed
Poindexter's painful yelp during the Pi-watching sequence. It was inspired by
the sound of a former neighbor having sex. Many crew members had to run away to
keep from breaking out in laughter and ruining the take, but the director can
be heard snickering just before the camera cuts away to the next scene.
John Goodman's character is
never referred to by name verbally by any character in the film. His name,
Coach Harris, can only be seen on a door in the locker room and in the end
credits.
While standing in the gym in a
queue for food Gilbert, Lewis and Booger have a conversation about Judy. This
conversation is quoted in a song called "Computer Camp Love" by the
Norwegian band Datarock. The quoted conversation is the following: "Her
name is Judy/That's a nice name/Yeah she's a nice girl/Big deal/Did you get in
her pants/She's not that kind of a girl booger/Why? Does she have a
penis?"
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