Combat High (1986) (TV)

Director:

Neal Israel

Writer:

Paul W. Shapiro (writer)

Release Date:

23 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

West Point, It Ain't.

Plot:

Maxwell and Perry are forced in Military School after they've gone too far.

Plot Keywords:

Military School

Cast

Keith Gordon	...	Maxwell 'Max' Mendelsson
Wallace Langham	...	Percival 'Perry' Barnett (as Wally Ward)
George Clooney	...	Maj. Biff Woods
Dana Hill	...	Sgt. Andrea Pritchett
Elya Baskin	...	Interpreter
Tina Caspary	...	Mary Beth
Danny Nucci	...	Jai
Kevin Haley	...	Kevin
Jesse Welles	...	Mrs. Mendelsson
Robert Culp	...	General Edward 'Ed' Woods
Jamie Farr	...	Col. Frierick
Sherman Hemsley	...	Judge Daley
Bernie Kopell	...	Mr. Mendelsson
Richard Moll	...	Col. Felix Long Sr.
Marc Price	...	Felix Long, Jr.

Also Known As:

Combat Academy

Runtime:

96 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Kemper Military School - 701 Third Street, Boonville, Missouri, USA

Company:

New World Television

Trivia:

George Clooney's film debut.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Maxwell puts the sticker onto the back of the army truck, its almost straight. When it drives away, it's at an angle.

Quotes:

Maj. Biff Woods: What are you all doing in my room? And what's this forest is doing in my room?

Soundtrack:

Burning Down The House

Hilarious Comedy Belongs to the Cult Classic Vault

This movie was directed very well and had a plausible and interesting story line. They also threw in comedians from every which direction. The pranks that were pulled will have you laughing every time.

Two young students, who are well known for playing practical jokes, end up taking a prank too far and get sent to military school. There they try to prank their way out and find out there's a bit more in store for them as they realize there's more to life than pranking. And the learn it the hard way.

This movie set the way for a lot of young actors just starting out. Other's were somewhat established, yet showed they were a bit more versatile than people knew of. The combined effort of this movie was probably good enough to make it in theaters, but landed as 'Made for TV'. Very difficult to find on DVD, but is an excellent addition to any collection.