I recently watched the egregious geek classic, Revenge of the Nerds. I had this persistent intuition that something was wrong throughout the film...and then, a-ha!, I realized that Lewis Skolnick was a rapist. Let's observe the facts...Lewis and his nerd buddies poach underwear from pretty coeds, surreptitiously plant a hidden camera in the women's dorm (illegal in most states I believe) and finally Lewis masquerades as Stan Gable (Ted McGinley) to sleep with Stan's girlfriend, Betty. To compound matters before that last point in the film, Lewis repeatedly harassed Betty to go out with him, knowing, I might add that she had a boyfriend. When she declined, Mr. Skolnick constructed an unscrupulous scheme that included infringing on Betty’s privacy through secret video surveillance, all in the name of love. I don't know about you but that sounds an awful like stalking and criminal harassment to me. Throughout these transgressions we cheer on those lovable nerds. Sure, those Alpha-Betas were a bit mean to them, but when was the last time “mean” was illegal? I say, bring back those Alpha-Betas jocks to kick some nerd ass…and this time around you’ll have my undivided endorsement. Don’t hate Stan because he’s beautiful Lewis.
