Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987
15
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

16K

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Robert Carradine, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Curtis Armstrong, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, and Larry B. Scott in Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

The rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.

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The rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.The rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.The rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

16K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Julia Montgomery refused to reprise her role as Betty because in the original script Betty is caught cheating on Lewis. Montgomery felt it betrayed the change in her character from the first film. Joe Roth offered to have the scene re-written but Montgomery still refused. She eventually returned for the following sequels. Lewis is shown packing a picture of Betty in the beginning of the film, implying they're together and that Lewis cheats on Betty with Sunny later in the film.

Goofs
During the jail scene, two of the boys are playing chess. Considering they are experienced players (Skolnick's remark at the beginning of the movie); they should have seen that the board was in the wrong position.

Quotes
Lamar: [7:54] We're V.I.P.s
Stewardess: [directing] Right over there.
Booger: Very Immense Penises.
[Flight Attendant slaps Booger]

Crazy credits
HOTel cORAL esSEX neon signage by D. Rex Downham & FX Unlimited

Alternate versions
Comedy Central airing cuts: Booger pouring condoms into his travel bag, Booger's "VIP" line and the flight attendant's slap (though video footage of it still appears in the credits), footage of the wet nighty contest (though the contest is still referenced), any direct shots of the altered "HOTel cORAL esSEX sign (though the final scene has a similarly-altered scene uncut), and numerous scenes of Ogre smoking weed with the Nerds. All profane language is cut as well.

Connections
Edited from Gilligan's Island (1964)

Soundtracks
Back to Paradise
Performed by 38 Special (as 38 Special)
Written by Bryan Adams (as Adams)/Jim Vallance (as Vallance)/Neil Giraldo (as Geraldo)
Courtesy of A&M Records

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Featured review

5/10

Watchable, but lacking what the first movie had...

I actually think I've only seen the 1987 movie "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise" once before. But opted to watch it again here in 2025, as part of sitting through all of the "Nerds" movies.

While the storyline in this sequel certainly was watchable and entertaining, then writers Dan Guntzelman and Steve Marshall just didn't capture the magic from the first movie. I am not saying that "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise" is a bad movie, not at all, it certainly still was a good movie, but just not up to par with the predecessor. And the fact that Ogre did a 360 and became a nerd just didn't really seem all that plausible.

It was nice to see returning actors Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, Anthony Edwards, Donald Gibb and James Cromwell return to reprise their characters from the 1984 movie. In addition, this 1987 sequel adds the likes of Courtney Thorne-Smith, Bradley Whitford and James Hong to the cast list as well. Just like in the 1984 movie, the acting performances in this movie were good.

Watchable, for sure, but it just didn't have that particular thing that made the predecessor all the more of an enjoyable movie.

My rating of director Joe Roth's 1987 movie "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise" lands on a five out of ten stars.