The 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds preceded the rise of the world wide web, but it foreshadowed our modern sensibilities by at least temporarily making nerdery (or is it nerdism?) cool. The movie fed revenge fantasies for millions of non-jocks who had been shamed or even bullied for not fitting in. Although the film's treatment of women means it will never be remade, many remember the movie fondly for its overall concept. And it had some lasting effects.
8. Lambda Lambda Lambda actually became a real fraternity.
The fraternity was actually created in 2006 at the University of Connecticut.
7. Poindexter’s glasses were so thick that the actor couldn’t see and had to be led around.
So a lot of those scenes where it really doesn’t look like he knows where he’s going or what he’s doing he’s not really acting.
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