Directed by:
Alan MetterCinematography:
Thomas E. AckermanComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Robert Downey Jr., Terry Farrell, M. Emmet Walsh, Adrienne Barbeau, William Zabka, Ned Beatty (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Thornton Melon's (Dangerfield) son is a college misfit, so Thornton's lending some fatherly support...by enrolling as a fellow freshman! Who cares if the owner of the "Tall and Fat" clothing empire never finished high school? Thornton's pockets are deep enough to buy a ticket to class...and hire NASA to do his homework! But when he ticks off his professor and then steals his girlfriend Thornton takes things just a little too far. Now, he'll have to hit the books instead of his bank account or go back to being the world's wealthiest dropout! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Rodney Dangerfield
USA
Best movies:
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Casper (1995)
Sally Kellerman
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Player (1992)
Burt Young
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rocky (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
Keith Gordon
USA
Best movies:
All That Jazz (1979)
Christine (1983)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Robert Downey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Terry Farrell
USA
Best movies:
The Deliberate Stranger (1986) (TV movie)
Back to School (1986)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Serpico (1973)
Adrienne Barbeau
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Argo (2012)
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
William Zabka
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
Where Hope Grows (2014)
A Tiger's Tale (1988)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Robert Picardo
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Total Recall (1990)
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV movie)
Timothy Stack
USA
Best movies:
Cast Away (2000)
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Danny Elfman
USA
Best movies:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Jason Hervey
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Leslie Scarborough
Best movies:
Back to School (1986)
Stewardess School (1986)
Kimberlin Brown
USA
Best movies:
18 Again! (1988)
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Back to School (1986)
Michael McGrady
USA
Best movies:
The Bear (1984)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Keith (2008)
J. Cynthia Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Money Pit (1986)
Back to School (1986)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Becky LaBeau
USA
Best movies:
Transylvania Twist (1989)
Bikini Drive-In (1995)
School Spirit (1985)
Severn Darden
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Vanishing Point (1971)