Back to School
Back to School
Release: 1986-06-13
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 6.3
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Paper Clip Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Severn Darden
as Dr. Barazini
Kimberlin Brown
as Girl in Dorm Hallway
Dale Turner
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Robert Downey Jr.
as Derek
Paxton Whitehead
as Phillip Barbay
Jason Hervey
as Young Thornton
John William Young
as Executive #2
Steve Bartek
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Adrienne Barbeau
as Vanessa
Terry Farrell
as Valerie
William Zabka
as Chas
Robert Picardo
as Giorgio
Sally Kellerman
as Diane
Keith Gordon
as Jason Melon
M. Emmet Walsh
as Coach Turnbull
Steve Sweeney
as Security Guard
Michael McGrady
as Player #1
Rodney Dangerfield
as Thornton Melon
Kurt Vonnegut
as Self
Leslie Scarborough
as Coed #1
Timothy Stack
as Trendy Man
Becky LeBeau
as Hot Tub Girl
Phil Rubenstein
as Executive #1
Sam Kinison
as Professor Terguson
Santos Morales
as Bartender
Leon Schneiderman
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Ned Beatty
as Dean Martin
Edie McClurg
as Marge
Johnny Vatos Hernandez
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Sarah Abrell
as Sorority Girl
Danny Elfman
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Burt Young
as Lou
John Avila
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Sam 'Sluggo' Phipps
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Crew
Lennie Niehaus
Conductor
Todd Bryant
Stunts
Manny Perry
Stunts
Jamie Anderson
Camera Operator
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Harold Ramis
Screenplay, Executive Producer
John Casino
Stunts
Rodney Dangerfield
Story
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Mary McLaglen
Production Coordinator
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
David Russell
Production Illustrator
Alan Metter
Director
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Pete Antico
Stunts
Chuck Russell
Production Manager, Producer
Gary Hymes
Stunts
Darren T. Holmes
Assistant Editor
David L. Snyder
Production Design
Gary Epper
Stunts
Douglas Knapp
Camera Operator
Allan Graf
Stunts
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Steven Kampmann
Screenplay