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Up the Academy

"The education they got wasn't in books."

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R 1980 · 1h 27m
Comedy
Starring Ralph Macchio · Tommy Citera · Hutch Parker
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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.

Theatrical
Jun 6, 1980
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 14, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Robert Downey Sr.
Producers
Danton Rissner, Marvin Worth, Bernie Brillstein
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
military academy
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R
Ralph Macchio
Chooch Bombalazzi
T
Tommy Citera
Hash
H
Hutch Parker
Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
H
Harry Teinowitz
Rodney Ververgaert
T
Tom Poston
Sgt. Skip Sisson
A
Antonio Fargas
Coach
S
Stacey Nelkin
Candy
B
Barbara Bach
Bliss
R
Robert Downey Jr.
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
R
Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
I
Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway
A
Allyson Downey
Platoon Leader

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