Back to School

Theatrical - Wide 1986-06-13

Cast Rodney Dangerfield Sally Kellerman Burt Young Keith Gordon Edie McClurg
Directed by Alan Metter
Written by Steven Kampmann William Porter Peter Torokvei Harold Ramis

Genres: Comedy

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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... See more 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?

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