Movie Friday: Animal House

In honor of the big dump that the government of Alberta has taken on postsecondary education, I have selected National Lampoon's Animal House as this week's movie.  At the time it came out, it was considered to be pushing the envelope of vulgarity; after the relentless coarsening of our culture in the intervening years, it seems almost quaint.  But Bluto's speech to his Delta House brothers after Dean Wormer kicks them out of college and disbands the fraternity seems especially appropriate for Alberta's mistreated universities.  So, enjoy the great John Belushi talking about "when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor."

Also, note the cameo by Doug Kenney (who co-wrote the screenplay) as the character Stork:  "What the hell we we s'posed to do, ya mo-ron?"