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Back to School (1986)

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Starring (View all)
Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield
Thornton Melon
Keith Gordon Keith Gordon
Jason Melon
Paxton Whitehead Paxton Whitehead
Philip Barbay
Terry Farrell Terry Farrell
Valerie
M. Emmet Walsh M. Emmet Walsh
Coach Turnbull


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Steven Kampmann Steven Kampmann
(screenplay)


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Back To School - Trailer

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To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.
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Tags: Comedy (11), 1986 (8), College (4), 1980s (4), Romance (3), Danny Elfman (3), Sports (2), Sport (2), Dysfunctional Family (2), Orion Pictures (1), (1), DSK (1), Triple-lindy (1), Fish Out Of Water (1), Robert Downey Jr. (1), HQ (1), Buddies (1), Students (1), One-liners (1), 80's (1)
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