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Up the Academy
“The education they got wasn't in books.”
Comedy
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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.
- Director
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Writers
- Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
- Release date
- 6 June 1980
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Cast
Ralph Macchio
Chooch Bombalazzi
Wendell Brown
Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur
Tommy Citera
Hash
Hutch Parker
Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
Harry Teinowitz
Rodney Ververgaert
Tom Poston
Sgt. Skip Sisson
Antonio Fargas
Coach
Stacey Nelkin
Candy
Barbara Bach
Bliss
Robert Downey Jr.
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway
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