Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

  • 8% of critics liked it
    (25 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (25,678 ratings)

In this follow-up to Revenge of the Nerds the nerdy frat boys from Lambda Lambda Lambda go to Ft. Lauderdale to a national frat conference where they again must outwit the thick-tongued jock frat-boys who are also at the conference. This they can do. ~ Rovi

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Dan Guntzelman, Steve Marshall
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 10, 1987 Wide
On DVD
Mar 6, 2007
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times

    It's a gross parody of its original. And since the original was a gross parody to begin with, the whole thing begins to seem gaseous, overbright, hideously inflated, as if all the bodily function jokes were about to belch it right off the screen.

  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

    By all evidence, to make Nerds II, it took over 1,000 people with an aggregate IQ of under 1.

  • Pat Graham, Chicago Reader

    This one's on automatic pilot all the way.

  • Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

    Because the cast is basically the same in both parts of the Nerds saga, the blame for the saga's decline must be assigned elsewhere. A good bet is that the change in director and screenwriters.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune

    The leading characters may have high IQs, but most of the humor rests a few degrees south of lowbrow.

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  • Jeff "


    Follow up to Revenge of the nerds is a pretty good sequel that is a silly good time. I found this entry to be underrated, and I thought it was entertaining and funny for what it was. As far as sequels go, this is pretty good, even if it's not as good as the original. The cast of… More

  • Coxxie M


    best part of the movie? who farted t-shirt. thats sad.

  • Nani V


    Doesn't compare to the first one, but still funny.

  • Jason S


    Sorta funny.

  • danny d


    goofy and stupid but really funny

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