EDITOR’S NOTE: Assault of the Party Nerds aired on USA Up All Night on July 6 and November 30, 1990; May 25, 1991; March 27 and December 5, 1992; May 21, 1993; May 31 and December 20, 1996 and June 28, 1997.

Richard Gabai directed, wrote and stars in this as Ritchie Spencer, one of the party nerds who will be assaulting us if the title is true. The goal is to join the Lambda Alpha Eta and, as they say, hijinks ensue.

Former idol Troy Donahue is in this, but the real draw, as always, would be Michelle Bauer and Linnea Quigley literally playing thirtysomething teenagers. Even wilder, Bauer was six months pregnant while this movie was being made.

Tantala Ray is also in this and she did plenty of adult with titles that make me laugh because I’m as always immature such as Let Me Tell Ya ‘Bout Fat Chicks, Tantala’s Fat Rack and Beverly Hills Cox.

It’s basically Revenge of the Nerds with Bauer and Quigley and in my heart, that’s an upgrade. There’s also a sequel, Assault of the Party Nerds 2 that adds Burt Ward, Artie Johnson, Tane McClure (Elle’s mom in Legally Blonde), Maureen LaVette (Virgin High) and most perfectly, Rhonda Shear.