Up the Academy (1980)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Robert Downey Sr.

Writers:

Tom Patchett (writer) &
Jay Tarses (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The education they got wasn't in books.

Plot:

This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between 'Animal House' and 'Police Academy'. Four boys are sent...

Plot Keywords:

Military School | Mad Magazine | Spoof | Box Office Flop | Magazine Tie In

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy
Mad Magazine's Up the Academy
The Brave Young Men of Weinberg

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Salina, Kansas, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

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?"

Quotes:

Chooch: What does Leisman want more than anything else?
Hash: My balls!
Ike: My soul!
Oliver: My ass!

Soundtrack:

X Offender

classic 80's trash

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.