Up the Academy

Name: Up the Academy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 4.735

1980 · 87 min

Comedy

★ 4.7

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Robert Downey Sr.
Writer Tom Patchett
Writer Jay Tarses
Director of Photography Harry Stradling Jr.

Cast

Ralph Macchio
Chooch Bombalazzi
W
Wendell Brown
Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur
T
Tommy Citera
Hash
Hutch Parker
Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
H
Harry Teinowitz
Rodney Ververgaert
Tom Poston
Sgt. Skip Sisson
Antonio Fargas
Coach
Stacey Nelkin
Candy
Barbara Bach
Bliss
Robert Downey Jr.
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway

Crew

Director — Robert Downey Sr.
Writer — Tom Patchett
Writer — Jay Tarses
Director of Photography — Harry Stradling Jr.

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