Back to School

year 1986 decade 80s director Alan Metter genre Comedy

The film

Back to School (1986)

Directed by Alan Metter · Comedy

96 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Rodney Dangerfield Thornton Melon

Sally Kellerman Dr. Diane Turner

Burt Young Lou

Keith Gordon Jason Melon

Robert Downey Jr. Derek Lutz

William Zabka Chas Osborne

Paxton Whitehead Dr. Phillip Barbay

Adrienne Barbeau Vanessa Melon

M. Emmet Walsh Coach Turnbull

Terry Farrell Valerie Desmond

Ned Beatty Dean Martin

Sam Kinison Professor Terguson

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Recorded movie reference

The Karate Kid Part II

The Rewatchables · aired August 3, 2026

1986 box office top ten: 1 Top Gun; 2 Crocodile Dundee; 3 Platoon; 4 The Karate Kid Part II; 5 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; 6 Back to School; 7 Aliens; 8 The Golden Child; 9 Ruthless People; 10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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