Amazon.com video review:
Nerds without computers may seem a contradiction in terms, but
life was simpler back in 1984 and the geeks seemed to get along fine
with just a slide rule and a plastic pocket protector. A variation on
the fraternity-farce plot of Animal House, the
picture celebrates the triumphs of a gang of geeks, led by Robert
Carradine and a pre-E.R. Anthony Edwards, as they get back at a
rival frat house full of jocks and preppies. Although the
brains-over-brawn theme ought to be sure-fire, the movie gets by
mostly on charm; there are very few explosively funny sequences. The
supporting cast includes some surprising familiar faces, notably James
Cromwell (Babe,
L.A. Confidential)
as Carradine's look-alike dad, pants hoisted proudly to his
armpits. The director, Jeff Kanew (Gotcha!), went on
to the 1991 private-eye belly flop V.I. Warshawski
and has not been heard from since. --David Chute
