Bluto's a Zit - Animal House (5/10) Movie CLIP (1978) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Bluto (John Belushi) spits mashed potatoes on the Omegas, inciting a food fight.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Director John Landis put himself on the map with this low-budget, fabulously successful comedy, which made a then-astounding 62 million dollars and started a slew of careers for its cast in the process. National Lampoon's Animal House is set in 1962 on the campus of Faber College in Faber, PA. The first glimpse we get of the campus is the statue of its founder Emil Faber, on the base of which is inscribed the motto, "Knowledge Is Good." Incoming freshmen Larry "Pinto" Kroger (Tom Hulce) and Kent "Flounder" Dorfman (Stephen Furst) find themselves rejected by the pretentious Omega fraternity, and instead pledge to Delta House. The Deltas are a motley fraternity of rejects and maladjusted undergraduates (some approaching their late twenties) whose main goal -- seemingly accomplished in part by their mere presence on campus -- is disrupting the staid, peaceful, rigidly orthodox, and totally hypocritical social order of the school, as represented by the Omegas and the college's dean, Vernon Wormer (John Vernon). Dean Wormer decides that this is the year he's going to get the Deltas expelled and their chapter decertified; he places the fraternity on "double secret probation" and, with help from Omega president Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) and hard-nosed member Doug Neidermeyer (Mark Metcalf), starts looking for any pretext on which to bring the members of the Delta fraternity up on charges. The Deltas, oblivious to the danger they're in, are having a great time, steeped in irreverence, mild debauchery, and occasional drunkenness, led by seniors Otter (Tim Matheson), Hoover (James Widdoes), D-Day (Bruce McGill), Boon (Peter Riegert), and pledge master John "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi). They're given enough rope to hang themselves, but even then manage to get into comical misadventures on a road trip (where they arrange an assignation with a group of young ladies from Emily Dickinson University). Finally, they are thrown out of school, and, as a result, stripped of their student deferments (and, thus, eligible for the draft). They decide to commit one last, utterly senseless (and screamingly funny) slapstick act of rebellion, making a shambles of the university's annual homecoming parade, and, in the process, getting revenge on the dean, the Omegas, and everyone else who has ever gone against them.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1978)
Cast: James Daughton, Mark Metcalf, Martha Smith, Mary Louise Weller, Tim Matheson, John Belushi
Director: John Landis
Producers: Ivan Reitman, Matty Simmons
Screenwriters: Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller

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[Sigma]

0:00 - 0:50
The entire shot was improvised by John Belushi. When he began piling food on his tray, director John Landis urged the camera operator to "stay with him". The infamous "I'm a zit" gag was also improvised, and the reaction from the cast is completely genuine.

[phillipmorales]

I love this part were Bluto loads up his tray with fruit, sandwiches, finger jell-o, pastries, etc. And eating a whole sandwich without choking on it! This led up the zit scene, and food fight soooo funny! RIP John Belushi.

[brucedunkle]

2:07 Otter's reaction to the innocent bystander being launched over the table (tray flying in the air) is priceless. Even Mandy had to smile at that.

[not.supermario]

He didn't have to say anything to be funny. He just was funny. R.I.P. John Belushi. So glad my Dad introduced this movie to me, as well as the Blues Brothers.

When we see Bluto eating his way through the cafeteria, that actually became the inspiration for the character of Slimer in Ghostbusters. Especialy the way he's stuffing his face with all that food. That's why Dan Aykroyd once said that Slimer is like the ghost of John Belushi.

[broadwaymike]

"That Boy is a P-I-G, Pig!!" Classic line

[freeguy]

As another poster pointed out, the scene with Bluto going down the chow line was improvised. Director John Landis told John Belushi to just do things with the food, and told his cameraman to just follow and film Belushi. The whole scene is terrific and the expression on Bluto's face when he pockets (steals) some of the sandwiches makes the bit that much funnier. He knew he was doing wrong! LMAO! I don't know how Belushi got that whole sandwich into his mouth without choking! And the Jello slurping was also a great piece of comedy by itself. The 'eyebrow wave' is also comic genius. Belushi steals every scene he is in, even when he isn't the center of attraction in the film. "I'm a zit, get it!?" --Bluto

[A.Light]

This is my favorite scene. I love Sam Cooke's song and Bluto cracks me up getting all that food and that zit joke lmao.

[hectorlopez]

This movie came out 43 years ago and it still never gets old.

[manuelbarros]

Them eyebrows deserve an Oscar by themselves.

[anamendoza]

It's amazing  to know that this was improvised.

[LisaKoffler]

At least Bluto avoided starvation by putting food in his pockets!

[joe]

Fun Fact: The Scene is improvised, the reactions of the blonde guy and Tim Matheson are genuine

[Schone]

I remember growing up watching John Belushi in Animal House, Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live, etc..  Damn, I miss that guy. :(

[azz]

Belushi was a class act and he still is for all of us who grew up and watched this movie in our teen years, nobody comes close to Belushi for pure chaos

[SpartanFritz]

Ahh! Nothing like a big heaping lunch with Bluto, a zit pop, then a food fight! All hail John Belushi!

[rebelbby]

Jon was such a amazing actor it's sad he left but he left good memories <3

[candyapu]

I go to University of Oregon, I have had lunch at this cafeteria hundreds of times

[heatyoass]

this movie was way ahead of it's time. Greatest comedy ever

[Sigma]

John Belushi, the party man who's always looking for a good time.