Fraternity Row is a 1977 film drama portraying life in a 1950s fraternity at a fictional college.
| Fraternity Row | |
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| Directed by | Thomas J. Tobin |
| Written by | Charles Gary Allison |
| Produced by | Charles Gary Allison, Thomas Joachim, Thomas Pope |
| Starring | Peter Fox, Gregory Harrison, Angela Aber, Katie Finnegan, Scott Newman |
| Narrated by | Cliff Robertson |
| Cinematography | Peter Gibbons |
| Edited by | Eugene Fournier |
| Music by | Michael Corner |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1977 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
Plot
This movie tells the story of one college student and his trials and tribulations as he pledges the Gamma Nu Pi Fraternity at a fictional Eastern school. The film depicts common hazing practices during the era including humiliation, onion eating and severe paddling.
Background
Originally this film was Charles Gary Allison's thesis while he was a film student at USC. It was then picked up and distributed by Paramount. It is said to have been inspired by the 1959 hazing death of Kappa Sigma pledge Richard Swanson, who died after attempting to swallow a quarter pound piece of raw liver without chewing.[1][2]
Critical reception
Fraternity Row met with generally positive reviews. However, the movie failed to catch on and did only a very light business at the box office. It has not been released to VHS or DVD.
See also
References
- ^ "Hazing death investigation is demanded". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 18, 1959.
- ^ Nuwker, Hank (January 29, 2004). The Hazing Reader. Indiana University Press. p. XXVI. ISBN 0253343704.
External links
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