back to school
- Release Date
- June 13, 1986
- Director
- Alan Metter
- Cast
- Rodney Dangerfield , Sally Kellerman , Burt Young , Keith Gordon , Robert Downey Jr. , Paxton Whitehead
- Runtime
- 96
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Rodney Dangerfield , Greg Fields , Dennis Snee , Steven Kampmann , William Porter , Peter Torokvei
- Tagline
- Registration starts Friday, June 13, at theaters everywhere.
Summary
Millionaire businessman Thornton Melon is upset when his son Jason announces that he is not sure about going to college. Thornton insists that college is the best thing he never had for himself, and to prove his point, he agrees to enroll in school along with his son. Thornton is a big hit on campus: always throwing the biggest parties, knowing all the right people, but is this the way to pass college?
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