Back to School (1986) 6.3
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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Back to School (1986) 6.3
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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| Rodney Dangerfield | ... | ||
| 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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Severn Darden | ... | |
| Sam Kinison | ... | ||
| Robert Picardo | ... | ||
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ... |
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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>
I love Rodney Dangerfield. Always have. His one-liners, and all-around smartass attitude have made him a living legend and he never fails to crack me up. Back to School is a great example of what he can do and I never get tired of watching it. Keith Gordon is great as his son and Robert Downey Jr. is pretty hysterical as his best bud. The ever-reliable Burt Young is a lot of fun as Dangerfield's limo-driver/best friend and he does his duty at supplying the laughs.
It's a shame that more people haven't seen this. I believe that it's one of Rodney's best. It's got a great premise, an outstanding cast, and the laughs are nonstop.