Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Characters by Tim Metcalfe Miguel Tejada-Flores Steve Zacharias Jeff Buhai |
| Written by | Steve Zacharias Jeff Buhai |
| Directed by | Roland Mesa |
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| Music by | Garry Schyman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Robert Engelman |
| Cinematography | Zoran Hochstätter |
| Editor(s) | Seth Gaven |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Zacharias/Buhai Productions 20th Television FNM Films |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
| Budget | $2 million |
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| Original network | Fox |
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| Preceded by | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise |
| Followed by | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love |
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation is a 1992 20th Century Fox made-for-television sequel to the 1984 hit comedy film Revenge of the Nerds, produced by Robert Engelman, directed by Roland Mesa, that stars Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, and Morton Downey Jr.
A new generation of nerd students now rule on campus at early-90's Adams College. The Alpha Betas are respectful of the nerds' prominence, some even wishing to join their fraternity. Everything changes when a successful but reprehensible businessman, Orrin Price (Morton Downey, Jr.), becomes a member of the Adams College Board of Regents. A new generation of jocks has also just come to Adams, including Orrin's nerd-hating son. Former Alpha Beta Stan Gable, now a motorcycle police officer, is installed as the new Dean of Students by Orrin Price. Gable and Price rally the new Alpha Betas to cause trouble for the nerds, whose group now includes an obese kilt-wearing English inductee and a Korean Elvis impersonator, who emphasizes that he is South Korean when asked about his dixie accent. Anti-nerd actions escalate with the vandalizing of the Computer Science Center and an Alpha Beta raid that ruins the Tri-Lamb's welcoming party for new campus members.
Lewis, who chairs Adams' Computer Science Department, has been distancing himself from his nerd past by growing a ponytail and asking people to call him "Lew" rather than Lewis. His nephew Harold, now a student at Adams, is surprised at his uncle's behavior, pointing out that in his day Lewis was the "George Washington of nerds". Betty, now married to Lewis and also an art professor at Adams College, tries to remind him that she fell in love with him because he had the courage to be himself. But Lewis is more interested in becoming friends with the new dean, not noticing that Stan Gable hopes to break up his marriage and win back Betty. When Stan and the Alpha Betas escalate their anti-nerd campaign, Lewis is forced to reexamine his "self-hating nerd" persona. Unable to ignore what is happening, Lewis takes action.
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