Up the Academy (1980)
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47% of users liked it
(777 ratings)
A teen comedy that does not quite rise to the level of that age group, this uninspired story features Ron Liebman as the Major, a sadistic instructor at a military school. Ralph Macchio (before his 1984 hit, Karate Kid) and other teens of every stripe suffer through the indignities heaped on them by… More A teen comedy that does not quite rise to the level of that age group, this uninspired story features Ron Liebman as the Major, a sadistic instructor at a military school. Ralph Macchio (before his 1984 hit, Karate Kid) and other teens of every stripe suffer through the indignities heaped on them by the Major and do their best with the sexual, ethnic, and racial stereotypes that the script gives them to handle. Robert Downey directs, Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses wrote the screenplay. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Downey Sr., Robert Downey
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 6, 1980 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 14, 2006
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Cheerfully and rudely haphazard.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
In an attempt to follow National Lampoon, it was the first and only film produced by MAD Magazine. One viewing reveals why.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Notable only because its star, Ron Liebman, sued the studio to have his name removed from the credits and advertising.
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
I can plainly understand why several involved parties lobbied to get their names removed from this film.
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Cast
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Ron Leibman
as Major
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Wendell Brown
as Ike
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Tom Citera
as Hash
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J. Hutchinson
as Oliver
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Ralph Macchio
as Chooch
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Harry Teinowitz
as Ververgaert
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Tom Poston
as Sisson
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Stacey Nelkin
as Candy
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Barbara Bach
as Bliss
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Leonard Frey
as Keck
- Tyrees Allen
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Luke Andreas
as Vitto
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Candy Ann Brown
as Nubia
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Antonio Fargas
as Coach
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Ian Wolfe
as Capt. Causeway
- Louis Zorich
- Patrick McKenna
- Ken White
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Tommy Citera
- Robert Downey
