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Making the Grade (1984)

Making the Grade

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12

1h 45m

Comedy, Romance

May 13th, 1984

5.6/10

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Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.

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Cast

Judd Nelson
Eddie Keaton
Jonna Lee
Tracey Hoover
Gordon Jump
Mr. Harriman
Ray Holland
Coach Wordman
Ronald Lacey
Nicky
Dana Olsen
Palmer Woodrow
Carey Scott
Rand
Scott McGinnis
Bif
Andrew Dice Clay
Dice
John Dye
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Directors

Dorian Walker
Full cast & crew

Producers

Yoram Globus
executive producer
Menahem Golan
executive producer
Gene Quintano
producer
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Writers

Gene Quintano
screenplay
Gene Quintano
story
(???)
Charles Gale
story
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Taglines

Palmer Woodrow III earned his diploma the old-fashioned way. He hired Eddie Keaton to graduate for him.
If you can't make . . . fake it!
His major was attitude.
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Keywords

horseback riding
kiss
female nudity
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

July 19th, 1984 (Australia)
May 13th, 1984 (France) (Cannes Film Market)
December 12th, 1986 (Germany) (video premiere)
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Alternative Titles

Making the Grade (original title)
Educación por encargo (Argentina)
Calouros do Sucesso (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Peabody Hotel - 149 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (setting: house of the Hoover family)
Rhodes College - 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Running Times

105 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Golan-Globus Productions
The Cannon Group
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Distribution Companies

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia)
Hoyts Distribution (Australia)
Vestron Video International (Belgium)
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Other Companies

United Airlines (special thanks)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios (re-recorded at) (as MGM Studios)
Key Grip Associates (rigs)
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