Back to School (1986)

Directed by

Alan Metter

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 502 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy but uneducated father enrolls in college to support his discouraged son. He tries to buy his way to success but realizes he can't cheat his way through school or life.

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What happens

Back to School is a 1986 American comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead, Robert Downey Jr., M. Emmet Walsh, and Adrienne Barbeau. It was directed by Alan Metter. The plot centers on a wealthy but uneducated father (Dangerfield) who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son Jason (Gordon) and learns that he cannot buy an education or happiness. Kurt Vonnegut has a cameo as himself, as does the band Oingo Boingo, whose frontman Danny Elfman composed the score for the film. The University of Wisconsin–Madison was used as a backdrop for the movie, although it was called "Grand Lakes University". The diving scenes were filmed at the since-demolished Industry Hills Aquatic Club in the City of Industry, California. Back to School was a critical and financial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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