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Up the Academy

  • 19801980
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  • 1h 27m
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4.7/10
1.8K
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Up the Academy (1980)
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Comedy

Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Wi... Read allFour boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.

IMDb RATING
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    • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Tom Patchett
    • Jay Tarses
  • Stars
    • Ron Leibman(uncredited)
    • Wendell Brown
    • Ralph Macchio
    • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Tom Patchett
    • Jay Tarses
  • Stars
    • Ron Leibman(uncredited)
    • Wendell Brown
    • Ralph Macchio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 25User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
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    Ron Leibman
    Ron Leibman
    • Major Vaughn Liceman
    • (uncredited)
    Wendell Brown
    Wendell Brown
    • Ike
    Ralph Macchio
    Ralph Macchio
    • Chooch
    Tommy Citera
    Tommy Citera
    • Hash
    Hutch Parker
    Hutch Parker
    • Oliver
    • (as J. Hutchison)
    Harry Teinowitz
    Harry Teinowitz
    • Rodney Ververgaert
    Tom Poston
    Tom Poston
    • Sisson
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Commandant Causeway
    Antonio Fargas
    Antonio Fargas
    • Coach
    Stacey Nelkin
    Stacey Nelkin
    • Candy
    Barbara Bach
    Barbara Bach
    • Bliss
    Leonard Frey
    Leonard Frey
    • Keck
    Luke Andreas
    • Vitto
    Candy Ann Brown
    Candy Ann Brown
    • Nubia
    King Coleman
    • Rev. MacArthur
    Rosalie Citera
    • Mrs. Bombalazzi
    Yvonne Francis
    • Commandant's Wife
    James G. Robertson
    • Mayor Holt
      • Robert Downey Sr.
      • Tom Patchett
      • Jay Tarses
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    • Trivia
      True to form, 'Mad Magazine' ran a mini-parody of this their own film. It was called: "Mad Magazine Resents: Throw Up the Ecchadamy".
    • Goofs
      Rodney waits until his bunkmates are asleep, then runs off to tell Liceman about their plans. On his way out, he falls off the porch steps into the bushes, and his hat flies off. He gets up, and continues on his way, leaving his hat in the bushes. In the next scene, he has his hat back.
    • Quotes

      Leisman: [pickup line] Tickle your ass with a feather?

      Party Guest: I beg your pardon?

      Leisman: It's particularly nasty weather.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits show the opening credits sequence in reverse (the toy soldiers are falling up instead of down).
    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally presented by Mad Magazine and included scenes featuring a live-action version of Mad's character Alfred E. Neuman. Mad publisher William M. Gaines was however so disappointed with the movie that he later paid $30,000 to Warner Home Video to have them remove all the scenes featuring Neuman and all references to the magazine from the video release of the film. Reportedly, Warner later refunded the money after it was discovered that copies of the video distributed outside the USA didn't include the required cuts.
    • Connections
      Featured in Vintage Video: Up the Academy (1980) (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Kicking Up A Fuss
      Performed by Blow-Up
      Words & Music by Jody Worth & Bruce Nicholson
      Produced by Jody Worth & Bill Evans

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    3/10
    What? Three stars?
    Okay, go back almost 40 years and I would say this was hilarious, but we all mature into adulthood, and this movie sunk into the abyss yet not totally wrecked.

    We meet The Karate Kid (Ralph Macchio) for the first time here, but the rest of the cast...except Ron Leibman, Stacey Nelkin, Tom Poston, and Ian Wolfe...have all vanished from existence, or Planet Hollywood. So that must have been the reason why the movie is so unfunny today. Teenage sexual angst just doesn't turn me on, slightly worth a ha! anymore. Now I know too why Leibman excised his name from the credits...he "stood out like a turd in a punchbowl"! - do you blame him?.

    Again, rack this as one of the funny ones that went unfunny over age and time.
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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Jenni's Liquor - 11989 West Old Highway 40 @ South Brookville Road, Brookville, Kansas, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Dolby

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