Directed by:
Alan MetterCinematography:
Thomas E. AckermanComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Robert Downey Jr., Terry Farrell, M. Emmet Walsh, Adrienne Barbeau, William Zabka, Ned Beatty (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Thornton Melon's (Dangerfield) son is a college misfit, so Thornton's lending some fatherly support...by enrolling as a fellow freshman! Who cares if the owner of the "Tall and Fat" clothing empire never finished high school? Thornton's pockets are deep enough to buy a ticket to class...and hire NASA to do his homework! But when he ticks off his professor and then steals his girlfriend Thornton takes things just a little too far. Now, he'll have to hit the books instead of his bank account or go back to being the world's wealthiest dropout! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kurt Vonnegut Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/253/168253216_07i30s.jpg)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Mother Night (1996)
First Man (2018) - a.f.
Back to School (1986)
Steve Bartek
USA
Best movies:
Back to School (1986)
Meet the Deedles (1998)
James Ingersoll
USA
Best movies:
Midway (1976)
Columbo (1971) (series)
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) (TV movie)
![Edie McClurg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/061/161061032_ef6aea.jpg)
Edie McClurg
USA
Best movies:
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
Cars (2006)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Paxton Whitehead
UK
Best movies:
12:01 (1993) (TV movie)
Baby Boom (1987)
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Sam Kinison
USA
Best movies:
Back to School (1986)
![Santos Morales](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073767_50ebc4.jpg)
Santos Morales
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
The French Connection (1971)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Phil Rubenstein
USA
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Tango & Cash (1989)
John William Young
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Road House (1989)
Soul Man (1986)
Brad Zutaut
Best movies:
Back to School (1986)
The Big Picture (1989)
Hardbodies 2 (1986)
Nora Boland
Best movies:
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
California Suite (1978)