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 (3)
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
![Rodney Dangerfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245573_f48ae8.jpg)
Rodney Dangerfield
USA
Best movies:
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Casper (1995)
![Sally Kellerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269338_ae6842.jpg)
Sally Kellerman
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Player (1992)
![Burt Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/173/168173215_iz9whj.jpg)
Burt Young
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rocky (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
![Keith Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271290_9b032a.jpg)
Keith Gordon
USA
Best movies:
All That Jazz (1979)
Christine (1983)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
![Robert Downey Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419362_6aa8cb.jpg)
Robert Downey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
![Terry Farrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040687_954219.jpg)
Terry Farrell
USA
Best movies:
The Deliberate Stranger (1986) (TV movie)
Back to School (1986)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
![M. Emmet Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/762/168762141_d07mx8.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Serpico (1973)
![Adrienne Barbeau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273612_a06bac.jpg)
Adrienne Barbeau
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Argo (2012)
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
![William Zabka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/003/169003404_vazav4.jpg)
William Zabka
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
Where Hope Grows (2014)
The Karate Kid (1984)
![Ned Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267403_eacd77.jpg)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Robert Picardo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785571_d448c2.jpg)
Robert Picardo
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Total Recall (1990)
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV movie)
![Timothy Stack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274186_2e920f.jpg)
Timothy Stack
USA
Best movies:
Cast Away (2000)
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
![Danny Elfman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275136_031728.jpg)
Danny Elfman
USA
Best movies:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
![Jason Hervey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002955_985b76.jpg)
Jason Hervey
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
![Leslie Scarborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462498_eb1dfe.jpg)
Leslie Scarborough
Best movies:
Back to School (1986)
Stewardess School (1986)
Kimberlin Brown
USA
Best movies:
18 Again! (1988)
Back to School (1986)
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
![Michael McGrady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364323_d2ea33.jpg)
Michael McGrady
USA
Best movies:
The Bear (1984)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Keith (2008)
J. Cynthia Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Money Pit (1986)
Back to School (1986)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Becky LaBeau
USA
Best movies:
Transylvania Twist (1989)
Bikini Drive-In (1995)
Back to School (1986)
![Severn Darden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/479/159479593_419014.jpg)
Severn Darden
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Vanishing Point (1971)