Up the Academy

Up the Academy (1980)

The education they got wasn't in books.

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1980-06-06
  • User Rating: 4.7/10 from 27 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Downey Sr.
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Summary

Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.

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  • Ralph Macchio

    as Chooch Bombalazzi
  • Wendell Brown

    as Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur
  • Tommy Citera

    as Hash
  • Hutch Parker

    as Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
  • Harry Teinowitz

    as Rodney Ververgaert
  • Tom Poston

    as Sgt. Skip Sisson
  • Antonio Fargas

    as Coach
  • Stacey Nelkin

    as Candy
  • Barbara Bach

    as Bliss
  • Robert Downey Jr.

    as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
  • Ron Leibman

    as Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
  • Ian Wolfe

    as Commandant Causeway
  • Allyson Downey

    as Platoon Leader
Writing Jay Tarses Writer
Writing Tom Patchett Writer
Directing Robert Downey Sr. Director
Editing Bud Molin Editor
Production Danton Rissner Producer
Art Mary Swanson Set Decoration
Art Peter Wooley Production Design
Production Bernie Brillstein Executive Producer
Production Karen Rea Casting
Production Marvin Worth Producer
Camera Harry Stradling Jr. Director of Photography

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