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Director:

Rodney Amateau

Writers:

Alan Eisenstock (writer)
Larry Mintz (writer)

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Release Date:

16 October 1983 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Plot:

Set in a senior high school class, J.J. (Michael J. Fox) pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Nice bit o' nostalgia. more (8 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael J. Fox ... Jay-Jay Manners (as Michael Fox)
Nancy McKeon ... Beth Franklin

Todd Bridges ... Otto Lipton

Angela Cartwright ... Miss D'Angelo

Bob Denver ... Milton Feld

Dwayne Hickman ... Mr. Plaza

Lauri Hendler ... Nadine

Dana Plato ... Cara Ames

Crystal Bernard ... Anne-Marie Conklin

Anthony Edwards ... Beau Middleton
Frank Bank ... Mr. Gerardi
Elinor Donahue ... Mrs. Franklin
Tony Dow ... Principal Pete Kinney
Steve Franken ... Dr. Fritz Hauptmann
David Nelson ... Mr. Krinsky, janitor
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Additional Details

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The cast is comprised of many former child stars. Tony Dow from "Leave It to Beaver" plays the principal. Angela Cartwright from "Make Room for Daddy" and "Lost in Space" plays a teacher, as does Dwayne Hickman from "Dobie Gillis", and the school janitor is played by David Nelson, former star of "Ozzie and Harriet". more

Quotes:

Jay-Jay Manners: Excuse me, I'm late for... anything. more

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Porky's (1982) more


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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Nice bit o' nostalgia., 7 November 2003

My friend had gotten this dvd as a "present" from her aunt and she made me watch it. While it was funny enough seeing Anthony Edwards as a popular prom king type and Micheal J. Fox was great, there was one teeny tiny presence that makes this movie memorable, a young geeky over-all wearing Crispin Glover. What makes it even better is that I had no idea he was in it. My sister and I were watching and when he popped into the scene I involuntarily leaned forward and was like, "Crispin? Woohoo!!" Oh anyways, the movie is not the most original thing but it was entertaining, the part where they wreck Archie's dad's car and make his dad think he did it was surprisingly very humorous. Plus, even if you don't mean to, you'll be finding yourself quoting this movie. Hope you enjoy it as much as me.

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