Rodney Dangerfield
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Jun 13, 1986 · Back to School: Directed by Alan Metter. With Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon. 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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Back to School is a 1986 American comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead, Robert Downey Jr., M. Emmet Walsh, and Adrienne Barbeau.
Back to School. Edit. Like his character, in his youth, Rodney Dangerfield was an acrobatic high diver in real life. When Thornton talks to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. over the phone, the last thing he says before hanging up is "Next time, I'll call Robert Ludlum !"
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. Director Jared Hess Stars Jon Heder Efren Ramirez Jon Gries
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
Aug 4, 2023 · Back to School follows Thornton Melon (Dangerfield) a self-made millionaire who learns that his son Jason is unhappy at Grand Lakes University. Uneducated himself, Thornton decides to enroll, in an attempt to help Jason adapt better.
