Comedy · United States of America · 1980 · 1h 27m

Up the Academy

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Harry Stradling Jr. — Director of Photography Bud Molin — Editor Tom Patchett — Writer Jay Tarses — Writer Danton Rissner — Producer Marvin Worth — Producer

Tagline

The education they got wasn't in books.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

military academy

Key Collaborators

Robert Downey Sr. Director Harry Stradling Jr. Director of Photography Bud Molin Editor Tom Patchett Writer Jay Tarses Writer Danton Rissner Producer Marvin Worth Producer Peter Wooley Production Design

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