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Back to School (1986) 6.5
To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself. Director:Alan Metter |
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| Sally Kellerman | ... | ||
| Burt Young | ... | ||
| Keith Gordon | ... | ||
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | ||
| Paxton Whitehead | ... | ||
| Terry Farrell | ... | ||
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | ||
| Adrienne Barbeau | ... | ||
| William Zabka | ... | ||
| Ned Beatty | ... | ||
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Millionaire businessman Thornton Melon is upset when his son Jason announces that he is not sure about going to college. Thornton insists that college is the best thing he never had for himself, and to prove his point, he agrees to enroll in school along with his son. Thornton is a big hit on campus: always throwing the biggest parties, knowing all the right people, but is this the way to pass college? Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 June 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mach's nochmal, Dad See more »Box Office
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$11,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$91,258,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Professor Terguson: [rips a desk apart] Then take the fucking wall apart
[shouts]
Professor Terguson: brick by brick and nuke them back into the fucking stone age forever? Tell me why! How come? Say it! Say it!
Thornton Melon: [incensed] All right. I'll say it. 'Cause Truman was too much of a *pussy wimp* to let MacArthur go in there
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Written by Richard Wolf & Mark Leonard
Produced by Gary Skardina & Linda Goldner Perry
Performed by Jude Cole
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Rodney Dangerfield's character, Thorton Melon, was a trick diver in his younger days, as was Dangerfield himself. See more »Goofs
When Thornton makes his first dive of the movie, he exits the pool on the ladder and there is clearly a cut in the film. He exits the pool dry, no water dripping anywhere. See more »Quotes
Professor Terguson: You remember that thing we had about 30 years ago called the Korean conflict? And how we failed to achieve victory? How come we didn't cross the 38th parallel and push those rice-eaters back to the Great Wall of China?Professor Terguson: [rips a desk apart] Then take the fucking wall apart
[shouts]
Professor Terguson: brick by brick and nuke them back into the fucking stone age forever? Tell me why! How come? Say it! Say it!
Thornton Melon: [incensed] All right. I'll say it. 'Cause Truman was too much of a *pussy wimp* to let MacArthur go in there
[...]
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Back To SchoolWritten by Richard Wolf & Mark Leonard
Produced by Gary Skardina & Linda Goldner Perry
Performed by Jude Cole
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A funny post-Animal House college film with a pretty distinguished cast. In addition to Dangerfield, who is terrific as usual, we also get to see Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Ned Beatty, and an introduction to the brilliance of Robert Downey Jr. who is unforgettable as Derek Lutz. Although the movie is silly, lacking any convincing realism or plot, it is nontheless wonderful fun...especially if you are a Dangerfield fan. His rendition of "Twist and Shout" is a classic. And the scene at registration where his chauffeur Lou, played by the redoubtable Young, is priceless when he holds up a sign by the limo with Bruce Springstein's name on it and all the students rush out to mob the car while Dangerfield, his son, his son's love interest, and Lutz have the pick of classes.
Generally good viewing when you want a brainless, fun night.