Best Movie for Insomniacs

Have you resigned to the fact that it's going to be a long night of not sleeping for whatever reason? Don't fight it, embrace it. Get yourself some hot cocoa, a Snuggie, and the remote and give in. *WARNING* this is only advisable if the next day is a Saturday, Sunday or if you've already committed to calling in sick. Then again, you could just pull a college-style all-nighter and rally at dawn with a 5-hour energy Red Bull Espresso. Speaking of all-nighters, did you know that Dexy's Midnight Runners of "Come on Eileen" fame named themselves after Dexedrine, a brand of dextroamphetamine popularly used as a recreational drug among Northern Soul fans in the 80s? The "midnight runners" referred to the energy the Dexedrine gave, enabling one to dance all night.

This has been a public service announcement from your friendly neighborhood Movie Wino. Too-Rye-Ay. Now, onto the show...




The Prescription

The year was 1962, and at Faber college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity.  It was the Deltas against the rules, and the rules lost!  Sit back and relive the best 7 years of your college education with Bluto, Otter and Boon in Animal House.  Are you with me?  Is this not the best movie EVER to watch when you need a great big slice of comfort food for your brain?

This movie needs no summary unless you grew up in a house with no television, went to college under the stairs, or had your soul removed as part of some Faustian deal.  So, I'll just indulge you with some of the movie's best quotes:

Grab a brew. Don't cost nothin. - John "Bluto" Blutarsky

May I have ten thousand marbles, please? - Kent "Flounder" Dorfman 

Greg, honey, is it supposed to be this soft? - Babs Jansen

Mr. Dorfman. Zero point two. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son. - Dean Wormer

You can take your thumb out of my ass any time now, Carmine. - Marion Wormer

Let's take the cheese. - Boon

 My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. - Bluto

Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the fucking Peace Corps. - Bluto

Salut

With a classy movie like Animal House, you should enjoy an equally sophisticated wine like Boone's Farm Country Kwencher.   Aaaa, how sweet it is.  Now, it's no Franzia, but seriously, if you're going to relive college, go native.  

Just Beer

If you'd rather enjoy a hoppy bubbly accompaniment with Le Maison D'animale, you must drink along with your very own Budweiser.  Then,  you must ceremoniously crush the empty can on your forehead.