Antonio Fargas, Barbara Bach, Ralph Macchio

Before he waxed on (and off) as the Karate Kid, a young Ralph Macchio appeared in this uproarious adolescent comedy about a group of mischievous military school misfits forced to suffer under a sadist...( read more  read more... )ic headmaster (Ron Leibman). Directed by the independent-minded Robert Downey Sr., the film features Barbara Bach as a gun-toting armaments specialist and Tom Poston as an instructor who loves bed checks.

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Unrated, 87 min.

Directed by: Robert Downey Sr.

Release Date: June 6, 1980

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DVD Release Date: February 14, 2006

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  • February 25, 2007
    Typical 1980's goofy comedy but I like that kind of humor. My husband and I to this day will still quote "Tickle your ass with a feather?"
  • July 8, 2009
    Now here is a juvenile, frivolous teen-age boys' film from three decades ago that is humorous and kind of cute. It has a few good jokes, and the overall tone is parody, which while mild mannered by today's standards, is funny enough to compensate for a rather tame plot. As funn...( read more)y as Caddyshack (which isn't saying much) but with a more cohesive storyline, and not a mindless retch-fest like American Pie.
  • June 30, 2009
    A fun movie with great music and some laughs.
  • January 2, 2009
    This movie has the 80's haloriousness (if thats even a word) But i really enjoyed it and encourage others to see it.
  • April 9, 2008
    So bad but not that bad. This is one of the first 80's teen sexploitation movies and Mad Magazine produced it. Ron Liebman stole the movie but reportedly was so embarassed by his performance that he had his name removed from it. I liked USA Up All Nite and this is the stuff that ...( read more)it featured.
  • March 2, 2008
    Another movie i REALLY REALLY want to see
    again if u post it on youtube ill LOVE YOU! [=
    plz tell me if you do
  • February 10, 2008
    This was Mad magazine's first and only attempt to emulate National Lampoon's film success is dull and not-so-hilarious comedy I ever watched.
  • July 27, 2007
    Classic comedy, originally billed as the MAD Magazine movie.
  • June 13, 2007
    Now i want to see this again!

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  • gyvette
    October 5, 2007
    I love this movie, but I can not find it anywhere. SO FUNNY

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