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Animal House - who's the main character?

Posted on 12/31/16 at 5:59 pm
Posted by haikarate
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 5:59 pm
Otter or Bluto?
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:01 pm to
Otter over Bluto for sure. The question is if it is Otter, Boone or Pinto.
This post was edited on 12/31/16 at 6:03 pm
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:01 pm to
Pinto
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:03 pm to
I second Pinto.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:04 pm to
Pinto is, as was said.

Story is mostly told through his eyes even though he's a silent narrator.
Posted by geauxtigers87
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:08 pm to
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:09 pm to
Spinoff: interesting piece about Sarah Holcomb, who was in both Animal House and Caddyshack LINK
Posted by White Roach
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:14 pm to
I believe the National Lampoon story that Animal House was based on was written in first person by Pinto.

The guy who played Stork was one of the authors and it was based on his years at Dartmouth.

ETA: Doug Kenney played Stork. He went to Harvard and co-wrote the screenplay w/ Harold Ramis and Chris Miller. Miller went to Dartmouth and was nicknamed Pinto.
This post was edited on 12/31/16 at 6:22 pm
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:18 pm to
the "where are they now" narratives at the end spells it out
Posted by SEClint
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:37 pm to
Posted by Overbrook
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:07 pm to
Dean Wormer is the star - makes the show go.
Posted by haikarate
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:11 pm to
I'm partial to Mrs. Wormer
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:19 pm to
Tim matheson.
Posted by Backinthe615
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

ETA: Doug Kenney played Stork. He went to Harvard and co-wrote the screenplay w/ Harold Ramis and Chris Miller. Miller went to Dartmouth and was nicknamed Pinto.


I had no idea what a madman Kenney was until I watched Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead. Great doc about National Lampoon.

And I agree on Pinto.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:43 pm to
To me, its always been Otter.

Chris Miller, who wrote the book for National Lampoon, was Pinto, so its told from his perspective.
This post was edited on 12/31/16 at 7:44 pm
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:47 pm to
Pinto
Posted by Dandy Lion
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:55 pm to
Vaginas
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 8:19 pm to
quote:

Pinto


Yeah, with an ensemble film with such dynamic, cocaine fueled performances it's easy to miss the lead - which is Pinto for Animal House.

Same thing happened to an even greater degree with Caddyshack - the main protagonist was supposed to be Danny versus Tony as the antagonist. The adults were so funny, it turned into Rodney versus Judge Smails.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 8:43 pm to
Don't be a fruit, okay?
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 8:55 pm to
quote:

Pinto


Why Pinto?
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