The 1983 film was John Hughes' adaptation of his own short story, and re-teamed director Harold Ramis ... and the top "National Lampoon" movie too, ahead of "Animal House." It's little wonder ...

Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21 ... and one of three writers to pen the screenplay for the film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Ramis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of ...