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Back to School (1986)

Back to School

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1h 36m

Comedy, Romance, Sport

June 13th, 1986

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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.

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Back to School (1986) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Back to School (1986) | Twist & Shout Scene | MGM Studios

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Cast

Rodney Dangerfield
Thornton Melon
Sally Kellerman
Diane
Burt Young
Lou
Keith Gordon
Jason Melon
Robert Downey Jr.
Derek
Paxton Whitehead
Philip Barbay
Terry Farrell
Valerie
M. Emmet Walsh
Coach Turnbull
Adrienne Barbeau
Vanessa
William Zabka
Chas
Full cast & crew

Directors

Alan Metter
Full cast & crew

Producers

Estelle Endler
executive producer
Michael Endler
executive producer
Harold Ramis
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Steven Kampmann
screenplay by
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Will Aldis
(screenplay by) (as Will Porter) and
Pj Torokvei
screenplay by
(as Peter Torokvei)
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Taglines

Registration starts Friday, June 13, at theaters everywhere.
He enrolled in college for the pursuit of finer things...like co-eds, shapely professors, fun and rock and roll.

Keywords

nudity
kiss
slow motion scene
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 21st, 1986 (Australia)
March 1st, 1987 (Austria) theatrical
December 25th, 1986 (Brazil)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Back to School (original title)
Back to School: Extra-Curricular Edition
Back to School (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

1530 Orange Grove Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
California State University, Los Angeles, California, USA (Lecture Hall scene and stairway scene)
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (studio) (as Laird International Studios)
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Running Times

96 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Orion Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paper Clip Productions

Distribution Companies

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia)
Umbrella Entertainment (Australia)
Roadshow Film Distributors (Australia)
All Distribution Companies

Special Effects Companies

Cannom Creations (prosthetics)

Other Companies

MCA Records (soundtrack)
Zenith Data Systems (the producers wish to thank)
Sunrise Films (negative cutting) (as Sunrise Film, Inc.)
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