Oregon Quarterly Archive

 
In 1962, R&B vocal group The Monterays provided entertainment at UO’s annual Frosh Snoball. History does not record whether anyone requested “Shout,” which had been a hit single for The Isley Brothers in 1959. (Photo courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Outside the EMU fishbowl windows, a crowd gathered to watch the filming of the famous “food fight” scene. (Photo from 1978 Oregana, courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Universal Pictures spent about $4.5 million (more than the film’s production budget) promoting Animal House at selected college campuses and helping students organize their own toga parties. Toga became a national fad. (Photo from 1979 Oregana.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Hors d'œuvres were served at an authentic EMU toga party, circa mid-20th century. (Photo courtesy of University Archives Photographs, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

For Oregon and generations of Ducks, Animal House has been regarded as a key part of UO culture, but the film also has a complicated history as both cinematic milestone and reputational millstone.

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

. . . and he clowned with an even younger fan outside. (Photo from 1978 Oregana, courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

No pledge pins on these uniforms! UO’s 1962 “Pershing Rifles” Drill Team. (Photo from 1962 Oregana, courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

After a Hollywood hairdresser proved inexperienced with early-‘60s styles, the actors and extras were sent to a Eugene barber who remembered how to cut side-fades, ‘Detroit’ and quiffs. (Photo courtesy of University Archives Photographs, UO Libraries.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Animal House impressions from the 1978 Oregana yearbook. The movie would be released in theaters the summer after this yearbook was issued.

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?