Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation
Fraternity Vacation DVD cover
Directed by	James Frawley
Produced by	Robert C. Peters Larry A. Thompson (executive producer)
Written by	Lindsay Harrison
Starring	Stephen Geoffreys Sheree J. Wilson Cameron Dye Tim Robbins Leigh McCloskey Matt McCoy John Vernon
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Cinematography	Paul Ryan
Production company	New World Pictures
Distributed by	New World Pictures Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD)
Release dates	April 12, 1985
Running time	84 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Fraternity Vacation is a 1985 low-budget American sex comedy starring Stephen Geoffreys as a nerdy pledge to the Theta Pi Gamma fraternity at Iowa State, with Tim Robbins and Cameron Dye as Theta Pi Gamma frat boys (or, as they are known to their Iowa State frat rivals, "Theta Pigs"). On spring break in Palm Springs, California, several boys compete for the affections of a sophisticated co-ed, played by Sheree J. Wilson.

Cast

• Stephen Geoffreys ... Wendell Tvedt
• Sheree J. Wilson ... Ashley Taylor
• Cameron Dye ... Joe Gillespie
• Leigh McCloskey ... Charles 'Chas' Lawlor III
• Tim Robbins ... Larry 'Mother' Tucker
• Matt McCoy ... J.C. Springer
• Amanda Bearse ... Nicole Ferret
• John Vernon ... Chief Ferret
• Nita Talbot ... Mrs. Ferret
• Barbara Crampton ... Chrissie
• Kathleen Kinmont ... Marianne
• Max Wright ... Millard Tvedt
• Julie Payne ... Naomi Tvedt
• Franklin Ajaye ... Harry

Reception

Roger Ebert gave the film one star, his lowest rating:

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against dumb sex comedies. All I object to is the fact that "Fraternity Vacation" is playing with half a deck - the male half. The men are the characters and the women are the objects.

A review in The Tech (MIT) said that the film was a poor example of its genre, and "not worth seeing unless you're really in the mood for this type of movie".

External links

• Fraternity Vacation at IMDb
• Fraternity Vacation at AllMovie