Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise is a 1987 American comedy film, a sequel to Revenge of the Nerds (1984), and the second installment in the Revenge of the Nerds series. Its cast features most of the main actors from its predecessor, including Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards (in a smaller role), Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Donald Gibb, and Andrew Cassese. This film also provided an early starring role for Courtney Thorne-Smith. Other cast members include Bradley Whitford, Ed Lauter, and Barry Sobel.
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| Directed by | Joe Roth |
| Written by | Dan Guntzelman Steve Marshall |
| Based on | Characters by Tim Metcalfe Miguel Tejada-Flores Steve Zacharias Jeff Buhai |
| Produced by | Ted Field Robert W. Cort Peter Bart |
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| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Edited by | Richard Chew |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh Gerald V. Casale |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $30.1 million |
One of the movie trailers parodies the trailer of Poltergeist II: The Other Side. In the Nerds version, Robert Carradine's character, Lewis, turns and says "We're back!" and laughs. 38 Special provided the title track "Back to Paradise".