King Frat
King Frat

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King Frat

1979
Movie
82 min
English

Set on the quiet campus of Yellowstream University, this comedy follows the rivalries that build between two of the college's fraternities. When they're not mooning everyone they pass and throwing garbage on the lawns of rival frats, the members of the Pi Kappa Delta fraternity are mainly interested in drinking and... well, drinking. When a campus-wide farting contest is announced, Grossout, the leader of the Deltas, is all too eager to stand up, bend over and defend the honor of his fraternity.

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IMDb4.7/10
Director: Charles KaufmanGenres: Comedy

Plot Summary

A parody of John Landis's 'Animal House', this raunchy comedy follows the exploits of the Kappa Lambda Kappa fraternity. When the university dean decides to shut down the fraternity, the members resort to increasingly outrageous schemes to save their beloved house. Their efforts escalate into a series of wild parties, bizarre challenges, and general mayhem as they fight for survival.

Critical Reception

King Frat is widely considered a low-brow, uninspired imitation of its more successful predecessor, 'Animal House'. It was met with generally poor reviews from critics, who found its humor predictable and its execution lacking. Audiences were similarly unimpressed, leading to its status as a lesser-known and often forgotten entry in the college comedy genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on crude and sophomoric humor.

  • Lacks the wit and charm of similar films.

  • A forgettable and often tiresome imitation.

Google audience: Audience reception for 'King Frat' is scarce due to its limited release and critical panning. Those who have seen it often cite its lack of originality and excessive reliance on gross-out gags as major drawbacks, with many finding it a pale imitation of more popular fraternity comedies.

Fun Fact

Despite being a critical and commercial failure, 'King Frat' features an early role for Glenne Headly, who would later go on to have a successful career in film and television.

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