The movie “Animal House” came out 35 years ago today (July 28). Sundance Cinemas had it playing last week, and the Majestic held a toga party on Saturday.

Since this is a food blog, I thought I’d commemorate the occasion by reminiscing about the cafeteria/food fight scene. How well do you remember it?

1. What song is played to start the scene?
a) “Shout”
b) “Louie Louie”
c) “Wonderful World”
d) “Earth Angel”
 
 
2. What type of ball does Bluto eat?
a) Ping-Pong ball
b) Golf ball
c) Tennis ball
d) Baseball

3. What item doesn’t Bluto put on his tray?
a) Apple
b) Doughnut
c) Banana
d) Fries

4. What actor is sitting to the left of Bluto, in the middle?

5. Finish this sentence. “This is absolutely gross. That boy is a ____.”

6. Bluto responds by pretending to be a what?

Upon re-watching the scene, which was filmed at the University of Oregon, I was surprised that the actual food fight only lasted a couple of seconds. For some reason, I thought it was a lot longer. According to IMDB.com, John Belushi’s performance in the scene was entirely improvised.

Answers: 1- c. 2- b. 3- d. 4- Kevin Bacon, who was making his film debut. 5- P-I-G pig! 6- zit.

I was rewatching the Rodney Dangerfield classic “Back to School” the other day. For those unfamiliar with the movie, Rodney’s character attends the fictional Great Lakes University, which is really UW-Madison. Here’s a look at that movie and two others for the real and fake Madison venues:

Movie: “Back to School”
Summary: Despite being a successful business person, Rodney Dangerfield goes to college to get his degree.
Real Madison venues include: Bascom Hill, Memorial Union, Lake Shore area
Fake Madison venues include: The outdoor natatorium, the bar where Rodney sings “Twist and Shout”
Fake places could be … : That natatorium could never exist in a climate with winter weather! The bar could be the first floor of State Street Brats if it had a stage for live music.

Movie: “The Prince and Me”
Summary: The Prince of Denmark attends UW to meet women.
Real Madison venues: None
Fake Madison venues include: The one worth noting is the movie’s version of the Memorial Union’s Der Rathskeller, or “The Rat” for short. Here, Paige introduces Eddie to Leinenkugels beer and the football team yells “Minnesota sucks! Wisconsin rules!” This Rathskeller is huge and seems to be the place to hang out. It’s also very dark.
Fake place could be … : Perhaps if you combined the real Der Rathskeller with the Kollege Klub and the now-closed Crave (for the lighting), you could get this movie version.  

Movie: “The Last Kiss”
Summary: Zach Braff’s character falls for a UW-Madison student (Rachel Bilson)
Real Madison venues include: State Capitol, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Memorial Union, Bascom Hall
Fake Madison venues include: The bar where Izzy works, the outdoor cafe where Jacinda Barrett and Blithe Danner eat, Rachel Bilson’s dorm 
Fake places could be … : The bar could be Brocach. If the Agora in Fitchburg had a restaurant, it could pass as that outdoor cafe. Meanwhile, the dorm could be a bigger, older Tripp Hall.

Agree? Disagree? What are your thoughts?