Back to School

Back to School
1986Comedy96 mins
★★★★★

Plot

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect,... read more

  • Alan Metter

    Director

  • Rodney Dangerfield

    Story

  • Greg Fields

    Story

  • Dennis Snee

    Story

  • William Porter

    Screenplay

  • Harold Ramis

    Screenplay

  • PJ Torokvei

    Screenplay

  • Steven Kampmann

    Screenplay

  • Thomas E. Ackerman

    Director of Photography

  • David Rawlins

    Editor

  • Rodney Dangerfield

    Thornton Melon

  • Sally Kellerman

    Diane

  • Burt Young

    Lou

  • Keith Gordon

    Jason Melon

  • Robert Downey Jr.

    Derek

  • William Zabka

    Chas

  • Paxton Whitehead

    Phillip Barbay

  • Adrienne Barbeau

    Vanessa

  • M. Emmet Walsh

    Coach Turnbull

  • Terry Farrell

    Valerie

  • Ned Beatty

    Dean Martin

  • Severn Darden

    Dr. Barazini

  • Sam Kinison

    Professor Terguson

  • Robert Picardo

    Giorgio

  • Kurt Vonnegut

    Self

  • Edie McClurg

    Marge

  • Sarah Abrell

    Sorority Girl

  • Dana Allison

    Young Woman

  • Boris Aplon

    Tony Meloni

  • Nora Boland

    Agnes

  • Kimberlin Brown

    Girl in Dorm Hallway

  • Lisa Denton

    Lisa

  • Bob Drew

    Contractor

  • Holly Hayes

    Girl in the Crowd

  • Jason Hervey

    Young Thornton

  • Leslie Scarborough

    Coed #1

  • James Ingersoll

    Judge

  • Michael McGrady

    Player #1

  • Santos Morales

    Bartender

  • Beth Peters

    Mrs. Stuyvesant

  • Phil Rubenstein

    Executive #1

  • Timothy Stack

    Trendy Man

  • Steve Sweeney

    Security Guard

  • Stacey Toten

    Hot Tub Girl

  • John William Young

    Executive #2

  • Brad Zutaut

    Petey

  • Josh Saylor

    Student in Diane's Class

  • William Grauer

    Drunken Student

  • Kristen Aldrich

    Girl in Diane's Class

  • Becky LeBeau

    Hot Tub Girl

    • Runtime

    96 minutes

    Released

    1986-06-13

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Orion Pictures

    Paper Clip Productions

    Sound

  • Danny Elfman

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    39 days ago

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