CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 1h 27m · R
Up the Academy

The education they got wasn't in books.

48%(37)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byRobert Downey Sr.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
EN
Released
June 6, 1980
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Up The Academy (1980) Official Trailer - Ron Leibman, Wendell Brown Comedy Movie HD

Up The Academy (1980) Official Trailer - Ron Leibman, Wendell Brown Comedy Movie HD

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ralph Macchio

Ralph Macchio

Chooch Bombalazzi

Wendell Brown

Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur

Tommy Citera

Hash

Hutch Parker

Hutch Parker

Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)

Harry Teinowitz

Rodney Ververgaert

Tom Poston

Tom Poston

Sgt. Skip Sisson

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Coach

Stacey Nelkin

Stacey Nelkin

Candy

Barbara Bach

Barbara Bach

Bliss

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Sr.
Written by
Tom Patchett
Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
Produced by
Danton Rissner
Marvin Worth

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