Followed by
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992) (TV)
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994) (TV)
Remade as
Revenge of the Nerds (1991) (TV)
- TV pilot based almost entirely on the movie.
References
"Leave It to Beaver" (1957)
The Pink Panther (1963)
"Mission: Impossible" (1966)
Star Wars (1977)
- Stan is wearing Darth Vader's mask.
Game of Death (1978)
Referenced in
"Dallas: Revenge of the Nerd (#10.22)" (1987)
- title reference
Teen Witch (1989)
"Saved by the Bell: The Friendship Business (#1.11)" (1989)
- One of the nerds in Mr. Tuttle's class is named "Poindexter."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Unearthly (#4.20)" (1991)
- Servo: No, he was in Revenge of the Nerds.
Airheads (1994)
"Step by Step: Revenge of the Nerd (#4.5)" (1994)
- title reference
"Family Matters: Revenge of the Nerd (#8.14)" (1997)
- title reference
Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Chump Change (2000)
- This movie is listed on the marquee as the 2nd part of a double feature. The first part is "The Poseidon Adventure."
Dinosaur (2000)
Scary Movie (2000)
The Brotherhood (2001) (V)
- One of the characters says he has seen it one too many times
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)
Slap Her... She's French (2002)
- reference to Pointdexter, character from Revenge of the Nerds
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
American Splendor (2003)
The School of Rock (2003)
- For the battle of the bands scene Nerdy Keyboard player Lawrences hair is styled to look like Poindexters hair in music scene from Revenge Of The Nerds.
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
- one-sheet poster displayed
"George Lopez: Sk8erboyz (#4.6)" (2004)
- Benny says "I've seen this movie before" and chants "Nerds...nerds...nerds!"
The Graveyard (2006) (V)
- (said by a girl as boys drive up) "Oh, no. It's 'revenge of the nerds'."
Bully (2006) (VG)
- The "Revenge of the Nerds" theme plays when the Nerd clique chase you in Bully.
Evil Bong (2006)
- (said to nerd) " 'Revenge of the Nerds 12' called."
"The Simpsons: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times (#18.11)" (2007)
- Lisa's story in the episode spoofs this film.
"Psych: Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast (#1.15)" (2007)
- Jules mentions the Omega Moos, a soroity from Revenge of the Nerds.
"Veronica Mars: The Bitch Is Back (#3.20)" (2007)
- Veronica says that she and Mac are like the Nerds from the movie
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 - The Criminal Projective (2008) (VG)
- Tri-Lambda Penitentiary, or nerd prison, is a reference to Lambda Lambda Lambda
"How I Met Your Mother: Benefits (#4.12)" (2009)
- mentioned by Ted
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- A version of the song "Burning Down the House" is played at the frat party attended by Sam's nerdy friends. The same song is played under similar circumstances in "Revenge of the Nerds"
"Jeopardy!: (#26.55)" (2009)
- Subject of an $800 clue in the category "Hollywood Squares"
Features
Spacemaster X-7 (1983) (VG)
- Wormser plays this game on the TV in the gym.
Featured in
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
- Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Nerds (#1.20)" (2007)
- clips are featured
Spoofs
Papillon (1973)
Risky Business (1983)
Spoofed in
"Family Guy: Don't Make Me Over (#4.4)" (2005)
- The scene where they attempt to fix up the bar is just like the one in Revenge of the Nerds when the Lambdas fix up their house -- including the same song as used in the movie
Another Gay Movie (2006)
- shower cam/"We have bush!" said (in a gay context)
Totally Awesome (2006) (TV)
- "angry coach" who is actually happy
"SuperNews!: Revenge of the Nerds (#1.32)" (2007)
- Spoofs the characters and situations of this movie.
The House Bunny (2008)
- A pig is released in the sorority house by the other bullying sorority to mock the girls
"Robot Chicken: Boo Cocky (#3.16)" (2008)
- The Nerds' wacky antics face real-life consequences
"Family Guy: Peter's Progress (#7.16)" (2009)
- The talent show scene.
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