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Up the Academy

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Up the Academy

The education they got wasn't in books.

4.5

1h 27m

1980

“The education they got wasn't in books.”

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Comedy

military academy

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Cast & Crew

Ralph Macchio

Ralph Macchio

as Chooch Bombalazzi

Wendell Brown

as Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur

Tommy Citera

as Hash

Hutch Parker

Hutch Parker

as Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)

Harry Teinowitz

as Rodney Ververgaert

Tom Poston

Tom Poston

as Sgt. Skip Sisson

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

as Coach

Stacey Nelkin

Stacey Nelkin

as Candy

Barbara Bach

Barbara Bach

as Bliss

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