7. National Lampoon’s Animal House – Zit

animal house zitThe National Lampoon’s movies contain some great subtle, intelligent humour. This simple scene, however, does not embrace those elements.

Instead, it truly sums up the puerile, infantile sensibilities that are also at play. ‘What am I?’ asks John Belushi’s Bluto, as he pops an impossibly round serving of mashed potato into his mouth. His cheeks puff out, before he hammers them back in with his fists. ‘I’m a zit!’ he pronounces proudly. A joke to make a young child proud. Just a shame the film is rated 15…