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Back to School

He enrolled in college for the pursuit of finer things...like co-eds, shapely professors, fun and rock and roll.

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Back to School — 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, giving way to hilarious antics.

  • Release date
  • June 13, 1986
  • Runtime
  • 96 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • Alan Metter

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Back to School — Cast

Rodney Dangerfield photo Rodney Dangerfield Thornton Melon Sally Kellerman photo Sally Kellerman Diane Burt Young photo Burt Young Lou Keith Gordon photo Keith Gordon Jason Melon Robert Downey Jr. photo Robert Downey Jr. Derek William Zabka photo William Zabka Chas Paxton Whitehead photo Paxton Whitehead Phillip Barbay Adrienne Barbeau photo Adrienne Barbeau Vanessa

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