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About
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Theatrical
Jul 20, 1979
Box Office
$20.0M
Budget
$2.3M
Return
8.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 29, 2002
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox
Quotes
See all →The Potential of a High School Diploma
Taglines
The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Navigating the Transition to Adulthood
Taglines
Somewhere between growing up and settling down...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Dennis Christopher
Dave Stoller
Dennis Quaid
Mike
D
Daniel Stern
Cyril
J
Jackie Earle Haley
Moocher
B
Barbara Barrie
Evelyn Stoller
P
Paul Dooley
Ray Stoller
R
Robyn Douglass
Katherine
H
Hart Bochner
Rod
A
Amy Wright
Nancy
P
Peter Maloney
Doctor
J
John Ashton
Mike's Brother
P
P. J. Soles
Suzy
S
Steve Miner
Student (uncredited)
T
Tom Ohmer
Fraternity Jock (uncredited)
