Movies / Back to School (1986)
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
A self-made millionaire decides to join his only son who is having difficulty in fitting in at school as a freshman in college. This impulse gesture sets him on a path to much laughter, a little romance, a lesson in things that money can't buy, and unanimous acclaim as the most popular man on campus.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Metter | ... |
| Writers (8) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Dennis Snee | (story) |
| Greg Fields | (story) & |
| Harold Ramis | (screenplay) |
| Peter Torokvei | (screenplay) & |
| Rich Eustis | uncredited |
| Rodney Dangerfield | (story) & |
| Steven Kampmann | (screenplay) & |
| William Porter | (screenplay) (as Will Porter) and |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Danny Elfman | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| David Rawlins | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Thomas E. Ackerman | (director of photography) |
| Actors (69) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adrienne Barbeau | Vanessa |
| Becky LeBeau | Bubbles the Hot Tub Girl (as Beck LeBeau) |
| Beth Peters | Mrs. Stuyvesant |
| Bob Drew | Contractor |
| Boris Aplon | Tony Meloni |
| Brad Zutaut | Petey |
| Brian O'Dougherty | Twist & Shout Band Member |
| Burt Young | Lou |
| Cactus Moser | Twist & Shout Band Member |
| Cliffie Stone | Twist & Shout Band Member |
| Curtis Stone | Twist & Shout Band Member |
| Dale Turner | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Dallas Winkler | Rodettes |
| Dana Allison | Young Woman |
| Danny Elfman | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Davey Faragher | Twist & Shout Band Member |
| Edie McClurg | Marge Sweetwater |
| Eric Alver | Student at Fraternity Party |
| Holly Hayes | Girl in the Crowd |
| Jacqi Bowe | Dancer (uncredited) |
| James Ingersoll | Judge |
| Jason Hervey | Young Thornton |
| J. Cynthia Brooks | Girl in jacuzzi (uncredited) |
| Jill D. Merin | Girl at Dorm Party |
| John Avila | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Johnny 'Vatos' Hernandez | Oingo Boingo Band Member (as John Hernandez) |
| John William James | Man in Stands (as John James) |
| John William Young | Executive #2 (as John Young) |
| Josh Saylor | Student in Diane's Class |
| Keith Gordon | Jason Melon |
| Kimberlee Carlson | Rodettes |
| Kimberlin Brown | Girl in Dorm Hallway |
| Kristen Aldrich | Girl in Diane's Class |
| Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | Himself |
| Leon Schneiderman | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Leslie Scarborough | Coed #1 (as Leslie Huntly) |
| Lisa Denton | Lisa |
| Lisa Montgomery | Rodettes (as Lisa Le Cover) |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Coach Turnbull |
| Michael McGrady | Player #1 |
| Michael Reid | Twist & Shout Band Member |
| Mike Bacich | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Ned Beatty | Dean David Martin |
| Nora Boland | Agnes |
| Oingo Boingo | Themselves |
| Paxton Whitehead | Dr. Phillip Barbay |
| Phil Rubenstein | Executive #1 |
| Randi Randolph | Hot Tub Girl #2 (uncredited) |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Derek Lutz |
| Robert Picardo | Giorgio |
| Rodney Dangerfield | Thornton Melon |
| Sally Kellerman | Dr. Diane Turner |
| Sam Kinison | Professor Terguson |
| Sam Phipps | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Santos Morales | Bartender |
| Sarah Abrell | Sorority Girl |
| Scott Wilder | Football Player #2 (uncredited) |
| Severn Darden | Dr. Borozini |
| Shannon Dunn | Girl (uncredited) |
| Stacey Toten | Hot Tub Girl |
| Steve Bartek | Oingo Boingo Band Member (as Steven Bartek) |
| Steve Sweeney | Security Guard |
| Terry Farrell | Valerie Desmond |
| Theresa Lyons | Cashier |
| Timothy Stack | Trendy Man |
| Tracy Wolfgram Walker | Student (uncredited) |
| Tricia Hill | Lisa's Friend |
| William Grauer | Drunken Student |
| William Zabka | Chas |