comedy

Revenge of the Nerds is an American comedy franchise.

Sci-fi and comic-book genres

Sci-fi and comic-book genres can be a fantastic revenge of the nerds; Neo of The Matrix is at first a computer programmer in real life, for Pete's sake, and Peter Parker of Spider-Man fame is a sweet dork who lives with Peter Parker's aunt and uncle.

the juvenile comedy , perhaps most synonymous with the 1980s

Revenge of the Nerds is the juvenile comedy perhaps most synonymous with the 1980s, alternating gags and scantily clad women with a power to the underdogs mentality that prompted three sequels.

a 1984 American teen sex comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey

Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American teen sex comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey.

a fun teen comedy with lots of gross-out humor ( most of which comes courtesy of “Booger”, who utters at least half of the movie’s “F” bombs and wins the college belching contest), some nudity (in one scene

Revenge of the Nerds is a fun teen comedy with lots of gross-out humor (most of which comes courtesy of “Booger”, who utters at least half of the movie’s “F” bombs and wins the college belching contest), some nudity (in one scene, the Lambdas sneak into the Alpha Pi sorority and conduct a panty raid, catching many of the girls with the Alphas's, um… tops down), and there's even the standard ‘80s “musical montage” sequence (when the nerds are fixing up the Alphas's new house).

your standard raunchy teen sex comedy, , but which was a wildly popular genre in the early 1980s

'Revenge of the Nerds' is your standard raunchy teen sex comedy, which was a wildly popular genre in the early 1980s, but a wildly popular genre stands out for turning the basic formula into something that manages to inspire and influence.

an essential college raunch comedy

Revenge Of The Nerds is an essential college raunch comedy.

one of those quintessential gross-out, slobs vs. snobs 80's comedies that every movie buff should see at least once

Revenge of the Nerds is one of those quintessential gross-out, slobs vs. snobs 80's comedies that every movie buff should see at least once.

a classic underdog story

Revenge of the Nerds is a classic underdog story, with the Tri-Lambs facing countless obstacles as they try to fit in at Adams College.

a cinematic gem of exemplary construction-- one of the best, most empathetic teen movies with which John Hughes was not affiliated

Revenge of the Nerds, too often lumped in with the T&A comedies that flanked its theatrical release (Up the Creek, Porky's Revenge, et al.), is a cinematic gem of exemplary construction--one of the best, most empathetic teen movies with which John Hughes was not affiliated.