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The education they got wasn't in books. morePlot:
This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between 'Animal House' and 'Police Academy'. Four boys are sent... more | full synopsisUser Comments:
classic 80's trash more (19 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Wendell Brown | ... | Ike | |
| Tommy Citera | ... | Hash | |
| Hutch Parker | ... | Oliver (as J. Hutchison) | |
| Ralph Macchio | ... | Chooch | |
| Harry Teinowitz | ... | Rodney Ververgaert | |
| Tom Poston | ... | Sisson | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Commandant Causeway | |
| Antonio Fargas | ... | Coach | |
| Stacey Nelkin | ... | Candy | |
| Barbara Bach | ... | Bliss | |
| Leonard Frey | ... | Keck | |
| Luke Andreas | ... | Vitto | |
| Candy Ann Brown | ... | Nubia | |
| King Coleman | ... | Rev. MacArthur | |
| Rosalie Citera | ... | Mrs. Bombalazzi |
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Also Known As:
Mad Magazine Presents Up the AcademyMad Magazine's Up the Academy
The Brave Young Men of Weinberg
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87 minCountry:
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Salina, Kansas, USAFun Stuff
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The following scenes were cut in the early scripting phase: -Ike watching Ms. Bliss shower. Ike gets caught. - 2 minutes. -Ike with Ms. Bliss, smoking a joint - 3 minutes. -Ike and Miss Bliss first foiled rendezvous. In this scene, Ike goes to the wrong room - 2 minutes -Ike and Miss Bliss second foiled rendezvous. In this scene, Ike and Bliss plan to meet in Bliss' room. Ike is caught just inches from Bliss room: 1 minute -Ike and Miss Bliss third foiled rendezvous. Ike and Bliss kiss passionately during the dance. Ike looks at his watch and realizes he must meet the guys. He runs away - 1 minute 15 seconds. -Ike and Miss Bliss forth foiled rendezvous. Ike meets Bliss in her room. She undresses. Just as Ike is about to touch breasts, he is interrupted. - 3 minutes. -Ike and Miss Bliss sex scene. Ike and Miss Bliss finally consummate their affair - 4 minutes 15 seconds. moreGoofs:
Continuity: This goof is about the part where Ververgaert informs Liceman about the boys' plan to get the pictures back. While Ververgaert's talking, Liceman says "Will you go ahead?", wanting Rodney to hurry and continue with what what he's saying. Although, when Chooch plays back the conversation on his tape recorder, Liceman says "Will you go on?" moreQuotes:
Chooch: What does Leisman want more than anything else?Hash: My balls!
Ike: My soul!
Oliver: My ass!
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back in my high school days in Salina Kansas, they filmed something called "The Brave Young Men Of Weinberg" locally, and the film crews were rather prominent for weeks. eventually, we learned that the film was "Up The Academy", and was a bit ummm, "lower brow" than we had been led to believe.
I had to see it, since I was there, and the local audiences seemed less than pleased at the showing. I was 17, and thought it was a rather artless attempt at a post "Animal house" type of comedy, right down to the fart jokes.
Watched it many times since, and my opinion has mellowed a bit. it's dumb, but at times it catches a bit of the "mad" magazine humor, at least as well as most "Mad TV". Ron Liebman might hate it, but he is nearly perfect, and unforgettable. For me, my favorite moment would have been a brief scene on Santa Fe avenue, where I had parked my car, while I was buying some guitar strings. Too bad my Pinto's brief appearance, usually seems to get cut for TV. haven't seen the new DVD, but if my old pinto is visible, they've got a sale.