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Movie Info
The war-obsessed commandant of Weinberg Military Academy is no match for the troublesome brats enrolled there.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Robert Downey Sr.
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Producer: Marvin Worth, Danton Rissner
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Warner Bros.
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Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
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Sound Mix: Surround
Cast & Crew

Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman

Wendell Brown
Ike

Tom Citera
Hash

J. Hutchinson
Oliver

Ralph Macchio
Chooch

Tom Poston
Sisson

Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway

Stacey Nelkin
Candy

Barbara Bach
Bliss

Leonard Frey
Keck

Antonio Fargas
Coach

Robert Downey Sr.
Director

Marvin Worth
Producer

Danton Rissner
Producer
Critic Reviews for Up the Academy
Audience Reviews for Up the Academy
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Sep 26, 2010
More transgressive than almost any teen comedy, but not funny enough -- though it's funnier than Cracked, funnier than the Lighter Side Of... And it's funnier than Police Academy and more visually interesting than Stripes. Ron Liebman may have taken his name off, but really, his role isn't well-written and his performance is lacking. The movie isn't bad. Also, the soundtrack is hipper than it should be and so is Ralph Macchio.
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Sep 06, 2010
I really liked this movie, it's very funny and goofy, and it's a good teen story too. If you like teen comedies I highly recommend it, and it's brought to you by Mad Magazine!
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Jul 10, 2010
Since Up The Academy had MAD Magazine in the title I couldn't wait to see it & expected it to be hilarious.It wasn't bad at all & had real funny moments here & there where I couldn't help but laugh but it just wasn't as great as I thought it was gonna be.I grew up with MAD Magazine so I was disappointed that they just seemed to put their name on the movie to get people to watch it.What a jip!
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May 25, 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 funny as Caddyshack (which isn't saying much) but with a more cohesive storyline, and not a mindless retch-fest like American Pie.
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