Back to School

Back to School is a 1986 comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, and Robert Downey, Jr. It was directed by Alan Metter. The plot centers on a wealthy but uneducated father (Dangerfield) who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son (Gordon) and learns that he cannot buy an education or happiness. Author Kurt Vonnegut, has a cameo as himself, as d... More
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  • Jun 13, 1986

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  • 1 h 36 min

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Alan Metter

Alan Metter is an American film director whose most notable credits include Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield, and Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special The Winds of Whoopie for Steve Martin.

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  • Jun 13, 1986
  • Jun 26, 2003
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  • 5,631
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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